Inaugural two-day pawpaw and permaculture festival in the Hudson Valley.
Where to Buy Pawpaws in New York
8 verified places to buy or pick pawpaws in New York. Confirm availability before you visit. Pawpaw season is short.
New York's pawpaw community is more active than the northern climate might suggest, and trees and fruit are not hard to find. Twisted Tree Farm in Spencer and Sheffield's Seed Co. in Locke ship pawpaw trees and seed, and the New York Pawpaw Festival in Coeymans Hollow celebrates the harvest. Much of the state runs a short season with fruit ripening from mid-September into October, so early-ripening varieties earn their place; Allegheny, Kentucky Champion, and Pennsylvania Golden hold up best across a New York fall.
Festival
1Nursery
6Open mid-April to 31 October, closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Pawpaw fruit in season. No shipping; nursery pickup or Ulster County delivery.
Order online, pickup at nursery.
Pawpaw trees for spring pickup; varieties typically offered include Mango, Sunflower, and NC-1 (Canadian hardy), with many varieties selling out early; open by appointment.
Albany South End ecology nonprofit and urban farm that grows pawpaws and propagates fruit-tree seedlings, available to the public through its farm and food-forest program. Seedling availability is seasonal, local pickup.
Schlabach's Nursery
ShipsAmish mail-order nursery; KSU-licensed propagator; no website, call or write for a catalog.
Twisted Tree Farm
ShipsBare-root stock and seed ship dormant in April; pawpaw offered as seed rather than trees.
PricingPawpaw seed $15
Online
1Sheffield's Seed Co.
ShipsSeed only; ships worldwide.
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 New York
5 verified nurseries in New York sell pawpaw trees:
- Catskill Native Nursery in Kerhonkson
- One Nature Plant Nursery in Beacon
- Ort Family Farm in Bradford
- Radix Ecological Sustainability Center in Albany
- Schlabach's Nursery in Medina
Want to plant your own?
The nurseries above cover buying a tree in or shipped to New York. 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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