Boone's Paw Paw Orchard
~300-tree orchard (planted since 1986); 2025 fruit sold at Brighton Farmers Market and via Argus Farm Stop, with late-season customers directed to Perry Permaculture; frost-sensitive crop, check before visiting.
Where to Buy Pawpaws in Michigan
8 verified places to buy or pick pawpaws in Michigan. Confirm availability before you visit. Pawpaw season is short.
Michigan has a long pawpaw history, and despite the northern climate there are several ways to track down trees or fruit. Hartmann's Plant Company in Lacota and Perry Permaculture in Perry ship pawpaw trees, and Argus Farm Stop in Ann Arbor stocks the fruit in season. The season is short and pawpaws ripen from mid-September into October, so reach for early-ripening varieties; Allegheny, Kentucky Champion, and Pennsylvania Golden finish most reliably in a Michigan fall.
U-Pick
1Farm Store / Market
2Argus Farm Stop
All-local farm-stop store; fresh pawpaws from area growers for a few weeks each fall at its Ann Arbor locations.
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Treeborn
Fresh Michigan pawpaws sold online for a limited window each fall, shipped 2nd-day air outside the Great Lakes region; frozen pawpaw puree available longer.
Pricing$12/lb
Nursery
4 Ships
Cold Stream Farm
Ships lower-48 only.
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Hartmann's Plant Company
Berry/fruit plant specialist; ships (delays noted).
Nash Nurseries
Centennial farm (est. 1860); potted seedlings, grafted pawpaws, frozen fruit; pawpaw grafting workshops.
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Perry Permaculture
Grafted pawpaw trees ship in fall (~October); one of two MI Peterson-pawpaw licensees.
Online
1 Ships
Oikos Tree Crops
Mail-order seed only since the physical nursery closed May 2021; pawpaw (Northern Banana) seed sells out by season.
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 Michigan, 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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