Cricket Hill Garden
Select pawpaw seedlings from named parents (Taytwo, Overleese, NC-1, IXL, Peterson); zone-6-grown stock; open Wed-Sat in season.
2 verified places to buy or pick pawpaws in Connecticut. Confirm availability before you visit. Pawpaw season is short.
Connecticut pawpaw starts with the state's specialty nurseries, since stock raised for a Northeast climate settles in best here. Cricket Hill Garden in Thomaston sells zone-6-grown seedlings from named parents, and Logee's in Danielson has shipped mail-order plants since 1892. The season is short and pawpaws ripen from mid-September into October, so early-ripening varieties carry it off best: Allegheny, Pennsylvania Golden, and Summer Delight are the names to look for.
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.
To grow pawpaws in Connecticut, 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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