Asimina obovata
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Flag Pawpaw, Bigflower Pawpaw, Scrub Pawpaw
Annonaceae
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Shrub | |
| Size: | to 10 ft | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | White | |
| Fruit Color: | Green | |
| Phenology: | Deciduous. Blooms late winter-early spring | |
| Noted for: | Showy flowers, Interesting foliage |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Understory shrub. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Considerations: | Difficult to transplant 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: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil pH: | Acidic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecology
| Wildlife: |
Small mammals and birds harvest the fruit. | |
| Insects: | Larval host for zebra swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus) and pawpaw sphinx (Dolba hyloeus). Pollinated by flies and beetles. | |
| Native Habitats: | Dry hammocks, dry hardwood forests, sandhill, clayhill, scrub |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8B 9A 9B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
| Ethnobotany: | Edible fruit. |