Pawpaw
Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal - Custard-apple family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 25.0 feet
Planting Distance: 3.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree, Shrub
Root Depth: 20 inches
Growth Form: Single Stem
Growth Rate: Slow
Features
Flower Color: Purple
Conspicuous Flowers: No
Bloom Time: Mid Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: Yes
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
Clay Soil Tolerance: No
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: Low
Flood Tolerance: Low
Fire Tolerance: Medium
Salt Tolerance: None
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Pawpaw: Agrius cingulata, Apatelodes torrefacta, Choristoneura obsoletana, Dichrorampha sedatana, Dolba hyloeus, Eurytides marcellus, Hemerocampa leucostigma, Hyphantria cunae, Omphalocera cariosa, Omphalocera munroei, Parasa indetermina, Talponia plummeriana
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
- CAN: Ontario
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.