Asimina parviflora
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Smallflower Pawpaw
Annonaceae
Plant Specifics
Form: | Tree | |
Size: | to 15 ft tall by to 10 ft wide | |
Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | Red,purple | |
Fruit Color: | Green,brown,NA | |
Phenology: | Deciduous. Blooms early spring. Fruits ripen in late spring-summer. | |
Noted for: | Showy flowers, Interesting foliage |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Small tree appropriate to moist areas. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | Seed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | Native nurseries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Somewhat moist, no flooding) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Somewhat moist, no flooding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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: | Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil pH: |
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: | Floodplains. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
Ethnobotany: | Edible fruit. |