I can only eat a few paw-paws and then only when they’re at their peak.
My local county extension gives away saplings every Spring. That’s where I got mine and they’ve all done well- except for some Plum trees and that’s probably my fault.
I figure the extension guys know what types to get. And... they’re free.
The biggest danger to my saplings has been my weed-eating. I’ve cut down a fourth of them on the backstroke.
That’s pretty neat. Our county extension doesn’t do that.