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Asimina triloba
Pawpaw Common
(Zone 5) Interesting tree could be used for naturalizing in moist, shady sites. The fruits, eaten by man and animal, have a sweet banana-like flavor. Flowers have an interesting fragrance.

Flower:
May
Purple Brown
Fragrant

Fruit:
Aug, Sept, Oct
Greenish Yellow
Fleshy Berry

Fall Color:
Pale Yellow

Shape:
Spreading Pyramidal

Size: 15' X 15'

Distinct Features:
Edible fruit

Best Dig Time:
Container

Adaptable To:

Uses:
Attracts wildlife
Edible parts
Naturalizing
Understory

  

pH Preference :
Slightly Acidic soil
Neutral soil
Tolerates:
Alkaline soil

Sun Preference:
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Tolerates:
Partial Shade
Full Sun
Shade

Soil Moisture Preferred:
Moist
Tolerates:
Wet

Site Preferred:
Rich
Well Drained
Tolerates:

Environmental Tolerances:
Disease
Pest

  
 

   
 
http://www.beesongrows.com/pdfs/0306RDs_Edible.pdf
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