Asimina triloba
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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 |
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(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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
Ethnobotany: | Fruits edible. | |
General Comments: | Flowers are dark maroon, not showy. |