Asimina triloba

Common Pawpaw, Dog-banana, Indian-banana

Annonaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:	Tree
Size:	15-20 ft
Life Span:	Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:	Red
Fruit Color:	Green
Phenology:	Deciduous
Noted for:	Interesting foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:	Small specimen tree. Also works well as a component of floodplain forests.
Considerations:	Difficult to establish because of long taproot.
Propagation:	Can be grown from seed.
Availability:	Native nurseries, Seed
Light:	Full Sun,  Part Shade
Moisture Tolerance:	always floodedextremely dry
	(Stays Wet ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry)
Moisture Tolerance:	Stays Wet ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry
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:	Pollinated by flies and beetles
Native Habitats:	River floodplains, predominantly to the north of Florida. In most of Florida, Asimina parviflora would be more appropriate yet very similar in appearance.

Distribution and Planting Zones

Comments

Ethnobotany:	Fruits edible.
General Comments:	Flowers are dark maroon, not showy.