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Wabash® Paw Paw - Raintree Nursery
Wabash® Paw Paw - Raintree Nursery

Wabash® Paw Paw

Size: 5 1/2" Band Pot
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$37.99 - $47.99
$37.99
$37.99 - $47.99
$37.99
SKU D382B

simina triloba 'Wabash'®

Named after "Wabash Cannonball", due to the unusual round shape to the large fruits! Enjoy good production of 8-12 oz fruits that are unusually meaty - only 6% seed. Their flavor is sweet and rich, with a texture that's medium firm, creamy, and smooth. Flesh color is a pretty yellow/orangish. This Peterson introduction will bowl you over!

Late ripening, and worth the wait. Hand pollination will increase fruit set, alternatively, adding a small pile of decaying meat to the base of each tree just before blooms open will bring in the flies and beetles that pollinate these unusual trees. Shade from direct sun during first 2 summers - even mature trees may benefit from afternoon shade in hot climates. Also protect young trees from slug and snail damage. Requires approx. 500 chill hours and 2200 Growing Degree Days (GDD).

Cold Hardy to USDA Zone: 5

Chill Hours Needed: Approximately 500 hours

Mature Height: 10'-15'

Sun: Full Sun to Part Shade in Hot Climates

Ripening Time: Late/Fall

Pollination: Need Different Variety as a Pollinizer

Click here to read our Paw Paw Growing Guide

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

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  • How well do Paw Paws do in the Wenatchee area of Washington?

    Paw Paw will do well for you in Wenatchee, they will fully ripen and are cold hardy enough for you.

  • Are all your paw paws grafted?

    Yes, they are grafted to Paw Paw seedlings.

  • The growing guide states, “Paw paw trees need another variety of paw paw nearby to pollinate each other”. Does it need to be a different kind of paw paw or are two Wabash trees fine?

    Named variaties are typicially grafted clones, which this is. You will need another named variety for cross pollination.

  • How tall is the tree?

    12"-18" tall in pot.

  • How old is a tree that comes in a 1 gallon pot, and how old is a tree that comes in the 5.5 banded pot?

    2 years old in the band pot, 3 years old in the gallon pot

  • 5 stars: 6 (50%)
  • 4 stars: 2 (17%)
  • 3 stars: 1 (8%)
  • 2 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 1 star: 3 (25%)
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Creg
Absolutely ridiculous

I pay 35 plus shipping for a small twing. This is obviously not at all what I was expecting. I have had great experiences with this place with previous order however I have lost all respect for them. I will never place an order here again

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Anonymous
Smaller than expected but I expect it to thrive

This was in the 5” banded pot as the gallon pot was sold out. The tree is very small - I would call it a small sapling. Not quite 12” tall and very thin in diameter. I expected something a wee bit larger for the price. I also noticed that the tap root was broken off and so not very long. I soaked the roots in water and then put the sapling in the ground immediately. It does have evidence of tiny leaves forming at the apical bud, and I expect it to thrive as pretty much everything else I have received from Raintree is doing very well. I did end up ordering a larger tree from another company to be more in line with my existing 3-4’ paw paw, but this one from Raintree will stay so that eventually I’ll have a third variety for pollination purposes.

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H.B.
Delicate Trees That Didn’t Survive Winter

The smaller potted plant seemed quite delicate and ultimately did not survive the winter, even though I’m in a zone warmer than the minimum recommended. I made sure it was well-watered and protected during the colder months.

What’s frustrating is that my other fruit trees are thriving under the same conditions, so this one clearly struggled in comparison. Unfortunately, this has been another disappointing outcome, and I won’t be purchasing again.

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Tim H.
Itty bitty

Took 6 weeks to get it - about 8” tall

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james b.
Smaller than I imagined

Small plants small pot not much root developed hope it springs to life

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Kelly

Small but green and alive also hard to find

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Jude P.
Very nice

when i got this tree it was just coming out of dormancy as i hoped and it was very healthy. i would highly recommend

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Christopher V.
Nice Sized

Received my baby paw paw in good condition. Good sized appears healthy 👍

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Louis J.
Wabash Paw Paw Trees

Reveived my trees relatively fast as the went all the way across America. Much of the ingredients in the pot had spill into the box and one was nearly leafless and they were curled and dark green. I misted them for a few days. It lost all of it's leaves but they'll come back. Most of the leaves were in the box. The other arrived a little more spritely. I'm sure they will be fine. Overall the service was good. I will montor the Paw Paw's and it will determine if I buy from them again.

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Eric V.
In good condition

Tree was well packaged for its travel and was in good condition.

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Rongroeung

Great product, def a place to buy high quality tree.

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Todd S.
Healthy Pawpaws

Trees arrived quickly and in good condition. Transplanted and looking good so far.