No fruit yet; the first crop is still a season or two out.
Where to Buy Pawpaws in Tennessee
8 verified places to buy or pick pawpaws in Tennessee. Confirm availability before you visit. Pawpaw season is short.
Tennessee sits squarely in the pawpaw's native range, and several shipping nurseries put trees within reach. Hidden Springs Nursery in Cookeville, Pawpaw Farms in Humboldt, and Rock Bridge Trees in Bethpage all ship pawpaw trees to growers. The long season suits most varieties, and Tennessee pawpaws ripen from late August into early October.
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1Festival
1Annual late-August evening festival at Trailhead Beer Market in Knoxville; free admission, with pawpaw fruit and trees, native plants, wildcrafters, pawpaw cakes and soda, live music, and pawpaw waffles early on.
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5Hidden Springs Nursery
ShipsBare-root mail-order ships November to April (dormant); pre-orders open ahead of the shipping window.
Pricing$25 to $26
Pawpaw Farms
ShipsGrafted Peterson trees, seedlings, budwood, fruit, pulp, and seed; Native American, veteran, and woman-owned.
Licensed and inspected under TN law. Price list carries select seedling pawpaw, grafted Sunflower and grafted Peterson pawpaw. Local sales plus Etsy.
Rock Bridge Trees
ShipsKSU-licensed propagator; ships nationwide in root-pruning fabric containers; seasonal order windows.
Rusty Mangrum Nursery
ShipsWholesale tree-liner nursery (also retail); pawpaw listed as its own category among their fruit trees.
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1TN Nursery
ShipsBare-root pawpaw trees and seedlings; nationwide shipping; pawpaws go out in late fall.
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 Tennessee
5 verified nurseries in Tennessee sell pawpaw trees:
- Hidden Springs Nursery in Cookeville
- Pawpaw Farms in Humboldt
- River Garden in Sparta
- Rock Bridge Trees in Bethpage
- Rusty Mangrum Nursery in McMinnville
Want to plant your own?
The nurseries above cover buying a tree in or shipped to Tennessee. 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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