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They are thining the pawpaws so that the fruits get bigger.
Quote from: SeaWalnut on May 05, 2020, 07:04:36 PMThey are thining the pawpaws so that the fruits get bigger.Yes, of course, I just meant not sure why specifically 2 per cluster. Though if you have three they are more likely to crowd themselves and (1) be misshapen or fuse (2) harder to pick one fruit from the cluster without accidentally knocking an I ripe fruit loose, etc
I’ve not heard any recommendations about number of hands per branch or, even broader, fruit per tree or pounds of fruit per tree. If it were me I would leave all hands/clusters. Of course some fruitsWill probably drop in their own within 2 months time. Here in the native range we call it “June Drop.”
Trees look very happy!! Just beautiful trees
Pawpaw fruits
Awesome!Keep us posted.I have several baby fruit clusters but am worried about some cold low temps coming this week....could frost, and I'm not sure from experience what that will do.I may try to cover the clusters in foil or something.
If you can cover at least some of the fruitlets, then maybe you can save part of your crop. That would be better than nothing. I am considering doing that myself since my tree if far too tall to cover in its entirety.