Asimina triloba

common pawpaw, dog-banana, Indian-banana

Annonaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

tree

Size:

15-20 ft, may be clonal.

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:

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Stays wet ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Loam

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Birds, Mammals

Pollinated by flies and beetles

Small mammals and birds harvest the fruit.

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.