Your grandma and I are neighbors....I'm in VA near Mt. Weather! Paw paws EVERYWHERE! Kind of sad actually because though they are native and I love them and I'd never hurt a leaf on their branches....they crowd/shade other plants out. There wouldn't be so many if it weren't for the deer. The deer won't touch paw paws but they mow everything else down leaving the paw paws to take more than their fair share. Does you grandma have a lot of Lindera benzoin (spicebush) too? I *think* I've identified at least 5 species of goldenrod and the mountain mint (Pycnanthemum incanum) is incredible! 
« Return to the thread "Insects & Bugs"
« Return to Gardening for Wildlife forum
« Return to the Garden.org homepage
