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Pawpaw History
And now for a little history. One of first recorded historical references to the pawpaw, which incidentally is the largest native fruit in North America, dates back to De Soto's expedition of 1540.
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Pawpaw ( Amsonia triloba), an understory tree usually growing 10 to 15 feet tall, is unusual in that it's a cold hardy plant belonging to the tropical custard apple family. It ranges as far north as the Great Lakes and westward to the prairies.
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PAWPAW PLANT SELECTION OPTIONS Container Grown (1) Bare Root (2) CULTIVAR - on seedling root stocksome sources ...
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Pawpaw (Asimina) is a genus of eight or nine species of small trees with large leaves and fruit, native to eastern North America. The genus includes the largest edible fruit indigenous to the continent.
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( Pawpaw ) Asimina triloba is a large shrub or small to medium deciduous tree, 15 to 20 feet high and wide, occasionally reaching 30 to 40 feet. Tends to form a short trunk with many spreading branches or multi-stemmed rounded shrub.
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Cultivars: Davis; Sunflower; A. parviflora (dwarf pawpaw) Additional Images Prepared by: Erv Evans, Consumer Horticulturist ...
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Pawpaw has the largest edible fruit of any North American plant. The pawpaws are up to 6 in (15 cm) long and weigh about 1 lb (0.5 kg).
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Pawpaw grows between USDA Zones 5 and 9 with a chill requirement of between 400 and 1,000 hours, depending on the variety. It is typically a small tree, with large, glossy leaves that turn yellow in fall. It likes deep, moist soils.
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PAWPAW, CUSTARD APPLEAsimina trilobaGeneral Notes Fruit has a rich custard-like flavor. Has Fragrant Flower, Fruit and Leaf. SelecTree lists no cultivars of triloba.
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Pawpaw, Custard Applea-SIM-i-na A genus of 10 or so species of evergreen or deciduous shrubs or small trees. Leaves alternate, simple, relatively large. Flowers axillary, solitary or few, nodding, on short stalks.
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Pawpaw. Originally from southern Mexico and Costa Rica, widely grown on the tropics and sub tropics. It was first brought here on the immigrant ship Edwin in 1616. It is much smaller than a papaya but a member of the same family. Very common.
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I remember meeting this dwarf pawpaw, first at Woodlanders in South Carolina, then finally in 2007 in the wilds of north Florida, thanks to plantsman Dick Weaver.
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The pawpaw, or papaw ( Asimina triloba), one of the few temperate species remaining from the more extensive range of the family in the past, is a shrub or small tree of E North America which also bears a sweet edible fruit.
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Description: The oblong to obovate, dark green, deeply veined leaves of Pawpaw are probably its best ornamental feature, giving a tropical appearance to this understory tree that is native to the eastern United States and southern Great Plains.
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 See also: Asimina triloba, Apple, May, Green, Fruits
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