The pawpaw blooms are what’s known in the botany world as perfect: each flower has both male and female structures, both stamens and carpels. Pawpaws aren’t pollinated by bees, but they require pollen from another tree to develop into fruit. Because of this, if you think about planting a pawpaw tree, you need to have at least one other tree (preferably two more), planted no more than ten feet away.
