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Beautiful Beginnings Nursery
Specialized mail-order pawpaw/persimmon/mulberry nursery; KSU-licensed cultivars (Benson, Chappell); sales open January 2026 for spring shipping.
Maria's Joy Pawpaw
Lehman Selections
Maria's Joy is a Lehman Selections variety, bred by Bred by Jerry Lehman of Terre Haute, Indiana, late season, ripening September to October.
- Flavor
- Sweet, banana-like flavor with creamy, custard-like flesh
- Size
- Medium-large, 8-14 oz (225-400 g)
- Ripening
- Late season, ripening September to October
- Productivity
- Heavy, reliable annual producer
- Notes
- More cold hardy than average; won the Ohio Pawpaw Festival biggest-pawpaw contest in 2012
What growers say
Maria's Joy is a Davis by Prolific cross bred by Jerry Lehman of Terre Haute, Indiana. The medium to large fruit, 8 to 14 ounces, has a sweet, banana-like flavor and creamy, custard-like flesh, on a heavy annual producer that is more cold hardy than average and hardy to about minus 20 F. It ripens late, September into October, and won the Ohio Pawpaw Festival's biggest-pawpaw contest in 2012.
A Davis by Prolific cross bred by Jerry Lehman; sweet, banana-like flavor with creamy, custard-like flesh, more cold hardy than average and late ripening.
Where to buy Maria's Joy pawpaw trees
9 nurseries ship Maria's Joy pawpaw trees, but none of the 9 checked have it in stock as of July 29, 2026. Grafted pawpaws sell out fast; get notified when it is back.
- Beautiful Beginnings NurserySold outchecked July 29, 2026 view listing
- One Green WorldSold outchecked July 29, 2026 view listing
- Peaceful Heritage NurserySold outchecked July 29, 2026 view listing
- Planting Justice (formerly Rolling River Nursery)Sold outchecked July 29, 2026 view listing
- Raintree NurserySold outchecked July 29, 2026 view listing
- Restoring EdenSold outchecked July 29, 2026 view listing
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Cricket Hill Garden
Select pawpaw seedlings from named parents (Taytwo, Overleese, NC-1, IXL, Peterson); zone-6-grown stock; open Wed-Sat in season.
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One Green World
Ships seeds and plants to all 50 states; pawpaw varieties currently on email-when-available pre-order.
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Peaceful Heritage Nursery
Grafted KSU pawpaws + seedlings; most varieties sold out, KSU Pomper's Choice due June 2026; VIP waitlist offered.
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Raintree Nursery
Mail-order bare-root/potted; 18+ pawpaw varieties priced, currently sold out.
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Lehman Selections
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