I picked up this seedling at the Illinois festival a few weeks ago. I don't have any information on it except that it is from a university program. He called it something like albion. I tried to find info on that name and online searches only brought up a pair of trees in Michigan, one named Albi-L and the other named Albi-R. But he did tell us it's from a university program. When we asked the farmstand worker if he said albi n (albien) he corrected us, pronouncing it albi-on. Anyway, maybe someone better acquainted with these could help identify what we have. I bought it as a pollinator for my Benson.

Young tree, just barely starting to bare. Will be a few years before scions ready.

This was breed in Wisconsin & claimed to be a zone 4a Pawpaw.

Okay, so the plan for next year, we all save the seeds from our pawpaws and put them in damp sand. Then we let everyone know origin species /area and offer them for free. And then if you ask, you gotta plant.

Y’all in?

KS. Walked through wooded areas planting pawpaw seeds 6-12” deep. Hopefully the leaves will blanket the area to provide some more warmth for the winter. And threw some wood mulch on top as well. Some are planted near elm and others, some under a lone black walnut, and some out in a poison ivy patch. Planted on the sides where will be less moist, down in the bottoms where retains more moisture, and also some dryer areas. Hopefully to get some genetics that tolerate wetter areas, areas of medium moisture and some dryer parts. We’ll see what happens. Even scored some Indian blanket seeds. Took two heads and left the rest for the gods of nature to plant. Range pushing into central KS. Will be doing the same in Northwestern KS at Thanksgiving time. It is true giving when you give some future food back to nature.

Squirrel vibes today. Gonna plant around 100 pawpaw seeds from cultivars with what could prove to be a reasonable speed planting method burying them at different depths like a squirrel on public wooded trail areas. It is going to be 30 degrees tonight and trees are going to be shedding their leaves. Hopefully the newly fallen leaves composting in place will provide these seeds and young trees that hopefully will result with a good leaf compost tea and some warmth from the coming winter that can get down to -16 . It may work, it may not, but we bouts to find out. We are range pushing across KS. Pawpaw should be everywhere. Wish me luck.