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Ships In stockGrafted pawpaw trees ship in fall (~October); one of two MI Peterson-pawpaw licensees.
Sweet Alice Pawpaw
Wild and Heirloom
Sweet Alice is a Wild and Heirloom variety, bred by Selected from the wild in West Virginia by Homer Jacobs of the Holden Arboretum, Mentor, Ohio, 1934, late season, ripening in early October.
- Size
- Medium, about 5 inches long
- Ripening
- Late season, ripening in early October
- Notes
- Orange-yellow flesh; one of the oldest pawpaw cultivars still in the trade
What growers say
Sweet Alice is one of the oldest pawpaw cultivars still in the trade, selected from the wild in West Virginia by Homer Jacobs of the Holden Arboretum in 1934. Kentucky State University records it as medium-sized, about 5 inches long, with orange-yellow flesh, ripening at the beginning of October.
One of the oldest pawpaw cultivars that remains in the trade. Flesh orange-yellow. Ripens at beginning of October.
Where to buy Sweet Alice pawpaw trees
PawpawMap found no Sweet Alice pawpaw trees in stock at the one nursery it confirmed as of Sep 12, 2026. 2 nurseries ship the variety; ask to be told when stock returns.
- Planting Justice (formerly Rolling River Nursery)Sold outconfirmed Sep 12, 2026 view listing
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Nursery
Operates the former Rolling River Nursery; around 25 pawpaw varieties; ships nationwide.
PricingSeedlings $18
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