Deep Run Pawpaw Orchard
Seven improved cultivars, ~3 tons seasonal harvest; September; customer pickup, farmers markets, wholesale to festivals and distilleries.
Where to Buy Pawpaws in Maryland
8 verified places to buy or pick pawpaws in Maryland. Confirm availability before you visit. Pawpaw season is short.
Maryland has a deep pawpaw community, and its farms and festivals make trees and fruit straightforward to find. Clear Ridge Nursery in Union Bridge ships pawpaw trees, Deep Run Pawpaw Orchard in Westminster grows the fruit, and the Long Creek Homestead Paw Paw Fest in Frederick celebrates the season. Maryland pawpaws ripen from late August into early October, a span that suits most varieties.
Orchard
2Long Creek Homestead
Annual PawPaw Fest ~3rd Saturday of September (entrance to Gambrill State Park) with cultivar tastings, fruit and tree sales, workshops.
Farm Store / Market
2Evensong Farm
Pawpaws on mid-September weekends at FRESHFARM Downtown Silver Spring (Sat) and Dupont Circle (Sun) markets, later weekends nature-dependent.
Two Boots Farm
Pawpaw season ~September 6-October 4: JFX Baltimore market Sundays, plus Takoma Park (September 13) and Dupont Circle DC (September 20 and 27) dates.
Festival
1Long Creek Homestead Paw Paw Fest
Annual, late September; 2025: September 20 (10th annual); 2026: September 19 announced (11th annual).
Nursery
3 Ships
Clear Ridge Nursery
Native trees/shrubs; delivery in and out of state.
Kollar Nursery
Asimina triloba in stock, sizes 1-2 ft to 8-9 ft; local native-plant nursery, sales by inquiry.
Pricing$16.50 to $125 by size
Ships
Raemelton Farm
Wholesale B&B tree nursery (USDA organic); pawpaw a minor seedling-bed item.
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 Maryland, 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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