Pawpaw, Paw Paw, Papaw, Poor Man's Banana, Michigan Banana 'Overleese'

Asiminatriloba

Genus
Asimina (a-SEE-mee-nuh)
Species
triloba (try-LO-buh)
Synonym
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Foliage
Deciduous
Height
15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)
Spacing
15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)
Hardiness
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Danger
N/A
Bloom Color
Scarlet (dark red)
Bloom Time
Mid Spring
Other Details
Category
Edible Fruits and Nuts
Trees
Water Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings
Foliage Color
Where to Grow
Bloom Characteristics
Bloom Size
Other details
Soil pH requirements
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
Patent Information
Propagation Methods
By grafting
By budding
Seed Collecting
Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Waukegan, Illinois

Florence, Mississippi

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Augusta, GA (Zone 8a) | March 2006 | neutral

Selected from the wild in Rushville, IN, by W.B. Ward in 1950. Large fruit with few seeds that bear in clusters of three to five and ripens early.

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Ground beetle
(Asaphidion stierlini)
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Ground beetle
(Asaphidion stierlini)
White-browed Scrubwren
(Sericornis frontalis)