Historically, pawpaws have been a difficult tree species to propagate
Seed requires stratification and is desiccation sensitive
Commercial clonal propagation of cultivars is via chip budding onto seedling rootstock
Many nurseries grow pawpaw seedlings in containers
High prices for seedling and grafted trees are limiting the development of an industry
Seedlings $5.00-$10.00
Grafted trees $15.00-$25.00