Paw-Paw Checkup

Hello!

New to growing these things (or trees in general), so I was hoping somebody more experienced could see if anything is majorly wrong or needs attention with my trees. This is their first year, after having them shipped to us and planted last fall.

We’ve only fertilized them once, a couple months ago. It’s been raining once or twice a week for a while now, so we haven’t been giving them extra water for the most part. We’re in Oklahoma, and it has been -hot-. Some of the leaves have been turning a lighter color, with at least one fully yellowed and shed.

Hope I’m not asking too much/being rude. Thank you so much!

Welcome to the forum! It's normal to have some blemishes on the leaves and those are not hurting. Naturally young pawpaws are grown as understory trees with lots of shade. The excessive heat and full sun can be too stressful to the saplings planted in an open space. I saw the shade cloth on the first picture, do you have it for the other trees too? Also, it's not advised to fertilize plant when it's hot, and fertilizing later in the season will interfere with trees preparing for winter dormancy. To me, your trees look just fine and don't need fertilizer.

See what (Neal) Peterson's Pawpaws says.  https://www.petersonpawpaws.com/diseases-pests-butterflys/

I provided shade for my two pawpaws for the 1st two summer.