Asimina triloba (Pawpaw) flowers in April. Photo © 2015 Elaine Mills
Asimina triloba (Pawpaw) with fruit in July. Photo © 2017 Christa Watters
Asimina triloba (Pawpaw) fruit in July.Photo © 2019 Mary Free
Asimina triloba ‘Wilson’ (Pawpaw) bark. Photo © 2019 Elaine Mills
Asimina triloba (Pawpaw) in August.Photo © 2017 Elaine Mills
Asimina triloba ‘Mango’ (Pawpaw) leaves in August. Photo © 2015 Elaine Mills
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
New Fact Sheet in 2020!
Unpalatable to deer, Pawpaw is increasingly prevalent in the upland under stories deer frequent. It commonly grows in river valleys and bottomlands in the Mid-Atlantic Region from southern Pennsylvania through Virginia. Its fruit, with a complex tropical taste (some say banana-mango-citrus) and custard-like texture, is the largest edible fruit native to North America and gives rise to common names like False Banana and Custard Apple.
