Sleepy Gap Pawpaws is a small, family-owned nursery and orchard selling all things pawpaw, Asimina triloba. We specialize in growing grafted pawpaw trees, especially Peterson Pawpaws and Kentucky State University selections. Our small fruit-bearing orchard of 150 trees consists of 24 varieties of pawpaws. We sell pawpaw trees, fruit, scions, seed, and other fun pawpaw items.
Thanks to those of you who came to visit with us on August 29 at the South Carolina Pawpaw Festival. Next up will be the NATIVE PLANTS AND PAWPAW FIELD DAY in Tabaccoville, NC on September 12 from 10am to 2pm at the new location of the Forsyth County Extension Offices. Come out to see us!
What is a pawpaw?
Pawpaws are North America’s largest native edible fruit. The tree and the fruit, both called pawpaw, are native to the eastern half of the U.S. in wooded areas, especially near streams and rivers. Asimina triloba is a temperate species in the Annonaceae (a family of largely tropical plant species) and can be grown in USDA hardiness zones 5-8 and sometimes even further north.
