Asimina triloba
More About Asimina triloba
- Small low branching tree, forming a dense pyramidal rounded crown
- Cup-shaped purple flowers
- Large, slightly drooping, elliptical green leaves
- Foliage changes to a yellow colour late in the fall
- Unique fruit has the sweet flavour and fleshy consistency of a banana
- Fruit emerges green, aging yellowish and finally brown
- Bloom Time: Spring
Interesting Notes:
Native to Ontario and parts of North America
Flavour and fleshy consistency of the 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.
Zone:
5Height:
6-8 mSpread:
5-6 mColour:
PurplePawpaw Growing and Maintenance Tips
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.
Asimina triloba Characteristics
Full Sun
Partial Sun/Shade
Full Shade
Deer Resistant
Native to Ontario
Bog or water garden
Soil Moisture
Moist to Wet SoilsWell-drained
Moist to Average
Growth Rate
MediumAttributes
FruitDeciduous
Juglan Tolerant
Flowering Time
SpringHabit
RoundedPyramidal
Foliage Color
GreenYellow
Landscape uses
NaturalizingWoodland/woods edge