Pawpaw
Botanical Name:
Asimina triloba- Small low branching tree, forming a dense pyramidal rounded crown
- Cup-shaped purple flowers
- Large, slightly drooping, elliptical green leaves turn yellow late in the fall
- Fruit emerges green, aging yellowish and finally brown
- Unique fruit has the fleshy consistency of a banana and flavour of banana, mango and pineapple
- Bloom Time: Spring
Hardiness Zone
5
Flower Colour
- Purple
Height
6 m-8 m
Spread
5 m-6 m
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Pawpaw
Exposure
- Full Shade
- Full Sun
- Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
- Moist to Average
- Moist to Wet Soils
- Well-drained
Growth Rate
- Medium
Foliage Colour
- Green
- Yellow
Critter
- Deer Resistant
Attributes
- Deciduous
- Fruit
- Juglan Tolerant
- Native to Ontario
Flowering Time
- Spring
Shape
- Pyramidal/Columnar
- Rounded
Garden Uses
- Bog or water garden
- Naturalizing
- Woodland/woods edge
Additional Details
Growing Tips & Maintenace
- Pawpaw can be used to naturalize in a native planting or wild garden, or grown in a shrub border or woodland area, especially in damp areas along ponds or streams.
Additional Notes
- Native to Ontario and parts of North America Flavour and fleshy consistency of these sweet-flavored fruits resemble bananas. Fruits are frequently eaten raw or used in ice cream or pies, although they can produce nausea in some people. Early Americans made a yellow dye from the pulp of the ripened fruit. Unripe fruits are poisonous, and the seeds contain alkaloids that can cause vomiting.
Size: 80cm 3g
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