You are receiving 12 seeds when you place an order. The seeds are from this fall.
We wait until the paw paw naturally fall from the tree, indicating full maturity and then we harvest ripe Paw Paw seeds. When you receive the fresh ripe seeds, please do the following steps.
Sterilize the Seeds:
Rinse the seeds in water and soak them in a 10% bleach/water solution for a minute.
Rinse them again under tap water to sterilize and kill any fungus.
Cold Stratification:
Place the seeds in a Ziploc bag with moist sphagnum moss.
Seal the bag and keep it in the refrigerator for 70 to 100 days.
This cold stratification process prepares the seeds for germination.
Germination:
After stratification, soak the seeds in warm water for 24 hours to break dormancy.
Plant the seeds 1 inch deep in well-draining soil or deep containers.
Keep the soil consistently moist but not waterlogged.
Pawpaw seedlings will sprout in about a month or two, but growth will be slow initially.
Remember, growing paw paw from seed requires patience, but it’s worth it! Pawpaw trees are hardy in USDA zones 5 through 8 and prefer slightly acidic soil. 🌱🌳

Sealed bag with sphagnum peat moss for moisture.

In refrigerator until ready to stratify/germinate.

For germination.