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Who has fruit tree stock for sale? We're looking for native Persimmon and PawPaw seedlings, cuttings, or starts that can be shipped or picked up locally here in Western North Carolina. Thanks for any tips and suggestions

what kind of timeline are you trying to be on? i have a bunch of one-year-old pawpaw seedlings but i’ll need to dig them (and it would be better to wait until the tops are dormant). i can probably guide you towards where to find lots of persimmon seeds to stratify so you can have seedlings next year, too...
i’m in marshall.

Peaceful Heritage in Stanford, Kentucky has grafted pawpaws but they're a little pricey I guess.

greg mosser wrote:what kind of timeline are you trying to be on? i have a bunch of one-year-old pawpaw seedlings but i’ll need to dig them (and it would be better to wait until the tops are dormant). i can probably guide you towards where to find lots of persimmon seeds to stratify so you can have seedlings next year, too...
i’m in marshall.

Hi Greg, thanks for the quick reply. We'd be looking to plant a few in early spring and maybe again in the fall of next year so the bigger the plant the better, we're near Rutherfordton :-)

Burl Smith wrote:Peaceful Heritage in Stanford, Kentucky has grafted pawpaws but they're a little pricey I guess.

Thanks Burl, we saw the Peaceful Heritage sight while looking for the 'Sunflower' type pawpaw, not only are they pricey but they are sold out!

For pawpaws and persimmons, the state nurseries are usually going to be the best option. For example, Kentucky's state nursery sells seedling pawpaws and persimmons for about  about a dollar a tree (https://eec.ky.gov/Natural-Resources/Forestry/state-nuseries-and-tree-seedlings/Pages/default.aspx).

I'd really like to try asian pears as they apparently do well in MD vs the myriad of fungus/blight issues (at least, so I've heard).

The North Carolina Forest Service sells 100 persimmon trees for $60.  I don't think you will beat that price.  NC Forest Service trees

They are currently sold out, but that has been my experience buying trees from state conservation services.  You need to order first thing in the spring.  I've had very good luck with the trees I have purchased through these programs and have planted hundreds.

Trace Oswald wrote:The North Carolina Forest Service sells 100 persimmon trees for $60.  I don't think you will beat that price.  NC Forest Service trees
They are currently sold out, but that has been my experience buying trees from state conservation services.  You need to order first thing in the spring.  I've had very good luck with the trees I have purchased through these programs and have planted hundreds.

At least for Indiana's state nursery, things start selling out within a few days of them accepting orders. Spring 2021 orders started being accepted two weeks ago (October 1) and they are already out of Pecans, Plums, and Elderberry. On October 1st, I got busy signals for the first three hours when I was trying to phone in my order.

I recently bought Pawpaw and American Persimmon from Missouri and Kentucky Departments of Conservation.