Central Midwest Gardening: Fall RU 09-Plant swap, 0 by shortleaf

shortleaf wrote:
I was out and about today and got some photos of the Pawpaw tree that is or was the state champion.

Something must've been afoot with that because there isn't a plaque on it and its not on the Missouri
champion tree site - http://mdc4.mdc.mo.gov/Documents/294.pdf
The Pawpaw tree that they list now in Howell County sounds like a fair tree. The tree here is looking a bit
sparse up in the crown, I don't know if leaves have fallen off already or the crown is dying which could mean the tree is dying.
It looks like lightning might've hit it and set it back pretty good.
I'll ask my uncle who nominated it, he might know.
Here are a few more photos of the Pawpaw tree. - http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v243/w4i0a/Missouri_state_...
Will

edited to include that last link..lol..sorry : )


This message was edited Sep 14, 2009 10:52 PM