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Planting Justice (formerly Rolling River Nursery)
Operates the former Rolling River Nursery; 25 pawpaw listings, mostly sold out.
PricingSeedlings $18
Where to Buy Pawpaws in California
2 verified places to buy or pick pawpaws in California. Confirm availability before you visit. Pawpaw season is short.
In California, pawpaw is a long-season novelty, and the usual way to start growing it is mail order from an in-state nursery. Fruitwood Nursery in Orleans and Planting Justice in Oakland, which now runs the former Rolling River Nursery, both ship grafted pawpaw trees and named cultivars. The mild climate makes for a late season, with fruit ripening from late September into October, so most varieties still have time to finish.
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Fruitwood Nursery
Family permaculture nursery on the Klamath River; mail-orders roughly 39 named pawpaw scionwood cultivars (Mango, Davis, Lehmans Choice, Potomac, Susquehanna and more) with live stock counts.
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.
Want to plant your own?
To grow pawpaws in California, see where to buy pawpaw trees — specialty nurseries that ship across the US, plus how to choose grafted versus seedling trees. Plant at least two genetically different trees so they can cross-pollinate. You can also check whether pawpaw grows where you live.
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