A single cluster of Pawpaws % natural size.. These fruits were a little less than 
four inches long and the cluster weighed 13 ounces. 
case you can make presents to your 
friends. 
The fruits are produced singly, in 
pairs, sometimes in clusters of four or 
even more, and I have seen single fruits 
as much as 6 inches long. 
The tree will probably not grow more 
than 20 or 25 feet high and 10 or 12 
feet wide. It can stand partial shade 
such as would be furnished by a tall 
Pecan tree, and if you happen to keep 
a goat you can keep him and the Paw- 
paw tree together and they will not 
hurt each other. For some reason not 
known to us, the foliage seems to be 
abhorred by all domestic animals. I 
have a pasture that is littered with 
Pawpaws. It has been frequented by 
horses, cows, mules, sheep, and Angora 
goats. None of them have touched the 
Pawpaw unless to use it to brush off 
flies. You will probably need two trees 
for pollination. If space is close, they 
can be planted within a couple of feet 
of each other and will fuse into one 
clump. In nature they have a tend- 
ency to grow in thickets. 
I do not know that the soil require- 
ments are peculiar. It stands out in 
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my open cow pasture, but an annual 
mulching of leaves 3 or 4 feet in dia- 
meter and allowed to rot, would make 
close resemblance to its commonest 
habitat. 
These trees are not easy to trans- 
plant and therefore they need as much 
care for the first two years as a Per- 
simmon of Hickory. (V, IV, west of 
Lake Erie.) 
The Mulberry 
If you love birds or small boys or 
hens to the point of wishing to have 
them around, you should have at least 
one Mulberry tree on the premises. I 
have one in my yard that yields fruit 
from late May until mid August, and 
this fruit is harvested without any 
trouble to me by birds, boys, and hens. 
The Mulberry is also good for grown- 
ups to eat as well as for boys, and 
when I want to have a dish of Mul- 
berries and cream, I spread a large¢ 
sheet under a Mulberry tree, shake th- 
fruit onto it, then roll the Mulberries 
into a pan. 
Some people think that it is a fine 
thing to have a Mulberry tree so that 
the birds will eat the Mulberries in- 
