Annual September festival. Indoor home base at The Life Center with vendors, speakers and workshops; live music, food and the cornhole tournament across the street at Chester Farmer's Market.
Where to Buy Pawpaws in Arkansas
2 verified places to buy or pick pawpaws in Arkansas. Confirm availability before you visit. Pawpaw season is short.
Arkansas sits at the western edge of the pawpaw's native range, so growing it here leans on a regional nursery and a fall festival rather than the produce aisle. Food Forest Nursery in West Fork ships bare-root pawpaw trees sorted by zone, and the Boston Mountain Pawpaw Festival in Chester celebrates the harvest every September, when most Arkansas pawpaws ripen.
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1Food Forest Nursery
Ships In stockBare-root pawpaw seedlings ship March to May by USDA zone.
PricingFree shipping over $250
Nothing close enough?
Fresh pawpaws also move by mail in season, and frozen pulp ships year-round. See where to buy pawpaw fruit for the verified sellers that ship, typical prices, and how the short season works.
Pawpaw tree nurseries in Arkansas
One verified nursery in Arkansas sells pawpaw trees:
- Food Forest Nursery in West Fork
Want to plant your own?
The nurseries above cover buying a tree in or shipped to Arkansas. Plant at least two genetically different trees so they can cross-pollinate, and check whether pawpaw fruits where you live before you order.
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