Queensland State Archives posted a photo:
Paw-Paw Culture.
(From Queensland “Agricultural Journal.”)
Notwithstanding that the pawpaw will almost grow and thrive in sand, it, like other plants, likes good soil. The position chosen for planting should be sheltered from cold, westerly winds, as the tree is apt to be seriously injured by frost and cold winds. The seed should be sown in September in rich soil in a sheltered spot. When the seedlings have attained a height of from 6in. to 9in. they may be removed to their permanent positions. It is better to plant close – say, 6ft. apart – which will allow for thinning out, a the first flowering of the trees (which will occur in ten or twelve months after planting out), of those bearing the long-panicled flowers, which are mostly male, the female flowers, if any, on them bearing poor fruit. Each young seedling should be shaded with a