Asimina obovata

flag pawpaw, bigflower pawpaw, scrub pawpaw

Annonaceae

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Plant Specifics

Form: shrub
Life Span: long-lived perennial
Size: Height: to 10 ft
Flower Color: flower color      white
Fruit Color: fruit color      green
Phenology: deciduous
Noted for: Showy flowers, interesting foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses: Understory shrub.
Considerations: Difficult to establish because of long taproot.
Propagation: Usually grown from nursery stock. Difficult to transplant, minimize root disturbance and keep moist until established. Can be grown from seed.
Availability: Native nurseries, Seed
Light: light requirement   light requirement  
Moisture Tolerance:
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Salt Tolerance: Not salt tolerant
Soil or other substrate: Sand
Soil pH Range: Acidic

Ecology

Wildlife:
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Larval host for zebra swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus) and pawpaw sphinx (Dolba hyloeus).
Native Habitats: dry hammocks, dry hardwood forests, sandhill, clayhill, scrub

Distribution and Planting Zones

Natural Range in Florida

USDA Zones:

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures

Suitable to grow in:
   8B,9A,9B

Ethnobotany:

Edible fruit.