Asimina parviflora

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Smallflower Pawpaw

Form:	Tree
Size:	to 15 ft tall by to 10 ft wide
Life Span:	Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:	Red,purple
Fruit Color:	Green,brown,NA
Phenology:	Deciduous. Blooms early spring. Fruits ripen in late spring-summer.
Noted for:	Showy flowers, Interesting foliage

Recommended Uses:

Small tree appropriate to moist areas.

Propagation:

Seed.

Availability:

Native nurseries

Light:

Part Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

always floodedextremely dry

(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Somewhat moist, no flooding)

Moisture Tolerance:

Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Somewhat moist, no flooding

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

Soil pH:

Wildlife:

Small mammals and birds harvest the fruit.

Insects:

Larval host for zebra swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus) and pawpaw sphinx (Dolba hyloeus).

Pollinated by flies and beetles.

Native Habitats:

Floodplains.

Suitable to grow in:

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures

Ethnobotany:

Edible fruit.