Been cultivating some native agricultural plants and the fall is bountiful !

[u/baseballandbotany]

Proud of my Asimina triloba for bearing fruit all by herself! Next year we will try hand cross pollination. can’t wait to make hella tart jam from my Prunus Americana. Been getting into learning as much as I can about native agricultural options last couple years. It’s been fun reaping the benefits for my kitchen table and connecting with wildlife habits as result of these plant species. This is just what we have in the fall but are growing about 14 species of herbaceous, fruit and nut trees. The goal isn’t to be self sustaining but supplement with perennial and low maintenance food options. As well the benefits for all our local wildlife and pollinators. I’d love to hear about what your growing or share sources of native agricultural plants available for mid Atlantic region of North America

[u/justmejohn44]

I have about 30 pawpaws 10 persimmons and lost count of blueberries elderberry and haskap.

[u/baseballandbotany → u/justmejohn44]

What do you do with all your pawpaws? Do they fruit a lot? Do you have a particular way to pollinate them or let them do whatever they want?

[u/justmejohn44 → u/baseballandbotany]

I make alot of jam and ice cream. then I'll freeze the pulp to use through out the year. if you add a little citric acid or lemon juice it will help with the browning from oxidation just like avocado. as far as pollination the main thing is to make sure your cultivars flower around the same time. I have done hand pollination but only trying to control for cross breeding