New pawpaw-only orchard of about 150 trees; first fruit sales expected as the young orchard matures. Farm tours can be booked.
Where to Buy Pawpaws in Kentucky
8 verified places to buy or pick pawpaws in Kentucky. Confirm availability before you visit. Pawpaw season is short.
Kentucky is the center of modern pawpaw breeding and one of the best places in the country to find trees, fruit, and know-how. England's Orchard and Nursery in McKee and Beautiful Beginnings Nursery in Danville ship a wide range of pawpaw trees, while the Kentucky State University Pawpaw Field Day in Frankfort and the Louisville Pawpaw Festival draw growers every season. The long season suits most varieties, and Kentucky pawpaws ripen from late August into early October.
Orchard
1Festival
2Annual September pawpaw field day at Kentucky State University, which also hosts the International Pawpaw Conference.
Annual, early September, at the Louisville Nature Center; guided hikes, workshops, vendors and live music; free admission.
Nursery
5Beautiful Beginnings Nursery
Ships In stockMail-order pawpaw specialist; KSU-licensed Benson and Chappell; order in winter for spring shipping.
Grafted pawpaw trees are local pickup only. Also sells pawpaw seeds and scionwood; contact the nursery for what they will mail.
State program; seedling bundles ship January to April to Kentucky landowners; ordering opens in September.
Oakland Farm Trees
In stockBy appointment; also at retail locations and farmers markets, no shipping.
Kentucky-grown grafted trees, seedlings, seed, and scionwood; licensed to propagate KSU cultivars.
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 Kentucky
5 verified nurseries in Kentucky sell pawpaw trees:
- Beautiful Beginnings Nursery in Danville
- England's Orchard and Nursery in McKee
- Kentucky Division of Forestry State Nursery in Frankfort
- Oakland Farm Trees in Paris
- Peaceful Heritage Nursery in Stanford
Want to plant your own?
The nurseries above cover buying a tree in or shipped to Kentucky. 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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