Has anyone under planted their pawpaws with lowbush blueberry? Since pawpaw supposedly likes somewhat acidic soil and has a big taproot, I was was wondering if this could work. Any thoughts?
I mean, yes, I assume they would fruit much better in full sun, but they CAN take a little shade, right?
IME they don’t thrive in a lot of shade, with few if any flowers and sparse leaves. How happy they will be depends on how shady it is. Give it a try and report back.
What around root competition from the pawpaw tree. I get runners coming up ten feet from my stock pawpaws. I believe blueberries are shallow rooted and need a lot of water.
Frank
If pawpaws have a lot of shallow roots, I don’t think the blueberries will be successful.
Good point. I was thinking about the pawpaw having a big taproot and that making it viable, but the suckers are pretty extreme. Well, I guess we'll see!
PROI am an expert when it comes to pawpaw trees and from seeing how they grow in the wild, I say high Bush blueberries love growing in the understory with pawpaw trees.
Kevin Reilly