Re: [nafex] Pawpaw seedlings - true to parent?

Pawpaws also spread through root suckers but are genetically identical.
But in order to get fruit you will need two trees with distinct and
different genes. Two seeds are genetically different enough to fertilize.

Here is some FAQ found at the Kentucky State Pawpaw website.
https://www.kysu.edu/academics/college-acs/school-of-ace/pawpaw/pawpaw-faq-and-contact-information.php/#q03


On Mon, Nov 23, 2020 at 2:31 PM Elizabeth Hilborn <ehilborn@mebtel.net>
wrote:

> Hi Lucky,
>
> Is that your personal experience? Or can anyone else on list vouch for
> this?
>
> I have not had pawpaw seedlings fruit yet, but I have seen diametrically
> opposed opinions on this around the 'net.
>
> Elizabeth
>
> On 11/23/2020 8:37 AM, Louis Pittman wrote:
> > Pawpaw fruits from named-parentage seedlings are
> > quite similar in most respects to those of the parent variety.
>
>
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> Elizabeth Hilborn, DVM
> Bee Well Mobile Veterinary Services, PLLC
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