Paw Paw Tree

Asimina triloba the american papaw pawpaw paw paw or paw paw among many regional names is a small deciduous tree native to the eastern united states and canada producing a large yellowish green to brown fruit.
Paw paw tree. It also requires approximately 400 chill hours to set fruit. The paw paw tree requires two for good pollination and heavy fruit set. With leaves and branches that deer avoid and fruit that is loved by all the pawpaw asimina triloba is a fascinating native tree it s the only local member of a large mainly tropical plant family annonaceae and produces the largest edible fruit native to north america. The paw paw is a great choice if you are looking to add a dash of the tropics to your yard or garden area.
The paw paw tree asimina triloba is indigenous to 26 states in the united states growing wild from the gulf coast up to the great lakes region. It belongs to the genus asimina in the same plant family the annonaceae as the custard apple cherimoya sweetsop ylang ylang and soursop. The leaves of the paw paw are large and drooping with a tropical look to them. Native to north america they grow wild in 25 eastern states and ontario.
This topic is broken into a series of articles that focus on the key components of planting and growing pawpaw trees. Pawpaw trees asimina triloba are native to north america growing wild in much of the eastern and midwest portions of the united states. Pawpaws asimina triloba are small deciduous trees that can fit into almost any landscape. The paw paw tree is an understory tree in the forest and prefers to be planted in partial sun.
Pawpaw trees in the forest understory. Jump to any article in the series using the in this series menu or follow along with the navigation markers at the end of each article. Pawpaw paw paw and paw paw are all accepted spellings while the scientifically minded among us know the pawpaw tree as asimina triloba a species in the plant family annonaceae. Deer on the other hand are not interested in eating the leaves of.
This includes getting started care maintenance and other topics. The pawpaw tree is a favorite of gardeners across the southeast because of its dark green foliage tropical appearance and abundant fruit. Also known as indiana banana quaker delight appalachian banana and poor man s banana the pawpaw is a member of the annonaceae or custard apple family that includes cherimoya annona cherimola and graviola aka soursop a. In april and may the small tree produces beautiful large flowers before producing medium sized edible fruit.