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 One of first recorded historical references to the pawpaw, which incidentally is the largest native fruit in North America, dates back to De Soto's expedition of 1540.
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.
PAWPAW PLANT SELECTION OPTIONS Container Grown (1) Bare Root (2)
CULTIVAR - on seedling root stock
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Annonaceae / Custard Apples Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)
Plant Type: This is a tree which can reach a height of 10 Meters (33 feet ) . Twigs with brownish hairs.
Leaves: The leaves are alternate.
There are eight native species of pawpaws in Florida (Wunderlin, 2003). They are frequent from sandhills to flatwoods, scrubs to wet hammocks.
( 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.
PAWPAW, CUSTARD APPLE
Asimina triloba
General Notes
Fruit has a rich custard-like flavor. Has Fragrant Flower, Fruit and Leaf. SelecTree lists no cultivars of triloba.
pawpaw Annonaceae Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal symbol: ASTR
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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).
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.
Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) Pear (Pyrus sp.) Pecan (Carya illinoinensis)
Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)
Plum (Prunus) ...
Pawpaw, Custard Apple
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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.
Field Office Guide to Plant Species
Dwarf Pawpaw
Asimina parviflora (Michx.) Dunal ...
Asimina triloba - Pawpaw
*Betula nigra - River Birch
*Carpinus caroliniana - Ironwood
*Diospyros virginiana - Persimmon
Gleditsia triacanthos - Honey Locust
Magnolia macrophylla - Bigleaf Magnolia
*Nyssa aquatica - Water Tupelo ...
Asimina reticulata (Netted Pawpaw, Family: Annonaceae)
Asimina triloba (Pawpaw, American Custard Apple, West Virginia Banana, Indiana Banana, Family: Annonaceae)
Asparagus sp. (Asparagus fern, Family: Asparagaceae / Liliaceae) ...
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.
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.
Obovate, 15-30 cm long: Pawpaw
Oblong, thick, shining, 5-12 cm long: Black Tupelo
Oblong, tree occurring sparingly at the north: American persimmon
Heart-shaped: Eastern Redbud ...
6. Zebra Swallowtail - pawpaw (Papilio marcellus) (Asimina triloba)
7. Monarch Milkweeds - (Danaus plexippus) (Asclepias)
8. Great Spangled Fritillary - Violets (Speyeria cybele) ...
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.
relacionados: Carica vulgaris (similar), Caricaceae (familia), Fan-kua (chino), Mamoeiro (gallego y/o portugués), Mamón (castellano), Melon tree (inglés), Mu-kua (chino), Papaya (inglés), Papaya vulgaris (sinónimo), Papayo (castellano), Pawpaw ...
Pawpaw, Michigan banana (Asimina triloba)
Pea (Pisum sativum)
Peace lily (Spathiphyllum species)
Peach, nectarine (Prunus persica)
Peacock hyacinth, creeping water hyacinth (Eichhornea azurea) ...
 See also: Green, May, Asimina triloba, Apple, Fruits
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