Growing and Enjoying Pawpaw and Persimmon with Patrick Byers

Missouri is blessed with many native fruits, but none as tasty and potentially profitable as the American Persimmon and Pawpaw. The class will discuss including persimmon and pawpaw in agroforestry and permaculture, selection of a good site for growing these trees, choosing the best cultivars, establishing orchards, growing the crop, potential challenges, harvest and post-harvest handling, and marketing the delicious fruit. The instructor is University of Missouri Extension horticulture field specialist Patrick Byers.
Timestamps
0:00 Welcome
5:47 Introduction to Pawpaw and Persimmons - unique native fruit
6:40 Pawpaw Native Habits
12:54 Pawpaw Improved Cultivars
25:50 Pawpaw Propagation
29:05 Pawpaw Basic Growing Practices
49:14 Pawpaw Marketing Opportunities
53:43 American Persimmon Native Habits
55:42 Persimmon Improved Cultivars
1:02:01 Persimmon Propagation & Basic Growing Practices
1:06:17 Persimmon Marketing Opportunities
PAWPAW Resources
- Ames, G and L. Greer. 2010 Pawpaw - A "tropical" fruit for temperate climates. ATTRA
growables.com/information/Tro...
- Bratsch, Anthony. 2009. Virginia Cooperative Extension
vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/bitstre...
- The Pawpaw Regional Variety Trial
www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/p...
- Kentucky State University's Pawpaw Project
www.kysu.edu/academics/colleg...
- Propagation of pawpaw (Asiminia triloba)
www.researchgate.net/publicat...
PERSIMMON Resources
- Persimmons in Kentucky
www.uky.edu/ccd/sites/www.uky...
- Common Persimmon (U.S. Forest Service, North Eastern Area)
www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/misc...
- Common Persimmon Plant Guide
adminplants.sc.egov.usda.gov/...
- Persimmon (Virginia Tech)
dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology...
- Persimmons: An Over-view of Cultivars, Production, Harvesting, and Marketing (Washington State University)
ucanr.edu/datastoreFiles/391-...
- Persimmons, Asian and American (ATTRA, 2010)
attra.ncat.org/product/persim...
This work is supported by 2501 grant AO192501X443G009 from the USDA Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

[@irasmith2418]

NC-1 was introduced by Doug Campbell from Ontario, Canada in 1976. 🙂

[@markthompson180]

I just found this channel and I am enjoying the video. I live in Martinsburg, WV, and I have grown paw paws for about ten years, and just this spring I discovered native persimmon, so I am adding them to my collection of native trees. I am trying to put together a quarter-acre of land that focuses on native fruits and permaculture.

[@springfieldcommunitygardens]

We are so glad you're enjoying our channel and have gotten some good tips! Good luck with your persimmon and keep the growing strong! :)

[@cody481]

Oh thank you thank you.
A local garden discussion place.
Im sharing this.

[@ikesexotics8846]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing! I’m a PawPaw nerd based in SW Mo. having a lot of fun getting an orchard established here

[@user-wv5fq8di2m]

Excellent video - Thanks!

[@DougBlackman]

How to separate pawpaws from 5 fingers?

[@cody481]

Is it normal for all tree's to be sold out ?

[@springfieldcommunitygardens]

Wouldn't say it's normal, but sometimes it takes a few calls to local plant supply companies to find one.