100+ fruiting trees; sells fruit, pulp, ice cream and trees at Loudoun County farmers markets most weekends in season; orchard + nursery.
Where to Buy Pawpaws in Virginia
8 verified places to buy or pick pawpaws in Virginia. Confirm availability before you visit. Pawpaw season is short.
Virginia has deep pawpaw roots and a hand in much of the breeding behind today's named varieties. Edible Landscaping in Afton and Silver Run Forest Farm in Harrisonburg ship pawpaw trees, while Woodside Pawpaw in Middleburg grows the fruit. The season suits most varieties, and Virginia pawpaws ripen from late August into early October.
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1Festival
5Annual mid-September festival at Rising Silo Brewery presented by Nursery Natives (501c3, Radford VA); free admission, live music, vendors, native plants, and free fresh pawpaw tastings.
Free two-day pawpaw festival each mid-to-late September at JBR Vineyards in Giles County; live music, estate wine, vineyard tours, a walk through the pawpaw patch, food trucks, and pawpaw seedlings from a local farm stand.
Central Virginia's annual mid-September pawpaw festival at Powhatan State Park, sponsored by the Friends of Powhatan State Park; local vendors, food and brews, crafts, acoustic music, ranger-led programs, and a companion 5 and 10 mile trail race. Charged per vehicle.
Early-September evening pawpaw program at the Lupton Access picnic shelter in Seven Bends State Park, run by Virginia State Parks with the Virginia Department of Forestry; about an hour.
Ticketed September afternoon pawpaw program at Blandy Experimental Farm, the State Arboretum of Virginia, part of its Tales on the Trail series; talks, tastings and an optional guided walk.
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2Edible Landscaping
ShipsGrafted named varieties plus seedlings; plants ship potted year-round; nursery open daily.
Silver Run Forest Farm
Ships In stockRiparian agroforestry nursery; bare-root pawpaw ordering in spring and fall windows.
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 Virginia
2 verified nurseries in Virginia sell pawpaw trees:
- Edible Landscaping in Afton
- Silver Run Forest Farm in Harrisonburg
Want to plant your own?
The nurseries above cover buying a tree in or shipped to Virginia. 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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