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.

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.