The Tropical Fruit Forum

Unfortunately I’m not familiar with edulis varieties or environmental requirements.
Maybe over in the tropical section someone could assist.
Good luck!

awesome! keep us posted.
I'm especially interested in the glue performance. I feel like i've had mixed results with bark grafts.

That’s cool. What are they studying them for?

I paint my Asimina triloba.
Thinned latex paint. There are a couple of “natural” tree paint products out there but I haven’t used those.

Oh cool - thanks for the tip!
It’s been years since I’ve been there and at the time I had never heard of Soncoya 

No, they do not pollinate the flowers. They just lay eggs on the leaves and the larvae eat them voraciously.
Here in the US m, carpenter/bumblebees pollinate them. (Not honey bees)

Yep! They are very susceptible to winter sun injury.

If you check back over my YouTube videos I think I did a maypop one last year, and you can see the white one.
It’s a known phenotype, not unique to me

If the seed is mature and fully formed (black with dimpled surface) then it should be viable and would cross pollinate, in my view.

my other genetically distinct incarnata vine has ovaries that are smooth
new vine: smooth ovary (before pollinated, and after)

Hmm! That’s an interesting observation - well done.
I don’t recall ever seeing that on the many seedling vines I have, so now I will have to look out for it.
Assuming it’s smooth on every flower?

I see you planted in the spring anyway but another secret to pawpaws is to plant in the spring.
Fall can work but the entire tree is dormant - If the roots are injured, disease can set in.
Conversely, if you plant in spring the tree is active and can defend itself if needed.

The other pawpaws you mentioned that are ok, were they also bareroot and planted at the same time?

The pics look about like the only 2 bareroot pawpaws I ever ordered. They died in a couple months.
I always tell folks never to order bareroot pawpaws. Not saying it’s impossible but it’s not a good investment.
I know that does little good for you now. I tried everything to save mine - shade, water, but nothing helped.
I would not fertilize any new tree the first year, so don’t add any more ferts.
I would shade it and actually try to avoid watering it. My guess is the roots are stressed and cannot take up the water they normally would. More water may then lead to root rot.

Again, sorry.

Are the first couple pictures older than the last couple? Looks almost like a before and after but not sure.
Definitely something is wrong, unfortunately. They should not look like that.
Is this a seedling or grafted tree? When did you plant it? Was it previously in a container or was it purchased bare root?
How much water/rain has it been given?
Any fertilizer?

Those answers will help diagnose. Sorry for the struggle you’re having.

Congratulations, Jay!
What an exercise in patience!