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I am the proud gardener of seven paw paw trees. I've been tending them for a little more than three years now and am very VERY excited for when (if ever) they produce fruit! I wish there were more places to find other varieties (e.g. not Asimona Triloba) that might help with pollination.

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My understanding (and you probably already know) is that PawPaws are pollinated by flies (and not bees).

At a medieval/fantasy campground I've planted thousands of trees at, we located the pawpaw trees near the bathrooms and trash cans. Both of which attract flies.

Perhaps when (or shortly before) the pawpaws are in bloom, you dump some charnel or other biowaste near the trees to help attract flies?

We used to hang road kill up in our pawpaw trees to get the flies to come to them.

Some people drape bacon on the limbs to attract flies to pollinate the pawpaws!

You can also try hand pollinating with a soft brush if you’re not interested in adorning the boughs with rotting meat.

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