Asimina triloba
Pawpaw
Family:
N/A (N/A)
Lifespan:
Perennial
Height:
30' (9 m)
Flower Color:
1 1/2" (4 cm) wide
Flower Size:
Green to brown or purple
Bloom Season:
February-May
Fruit:
3-5" (7.5-12 cm) long, 1-1 1/2" (2.5-4 cm) in diameter, suggesting a small banana
Conditions:
Deciduous forests, slopes of ravines, along streams, and floodplains. Soils on which it occurs are usually deep, rich, damp, sandy, or clayey.
Sunlight:
Shade tolerant
Moisture:
Moist soils
Edible fruit with a flavor of custard; fruits ripen from July to September.
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