How to Grow Asimina triloba Plants in your Garden

Asimina triloba Growing and Care Guide

• Scientific Name: Asimina triloba
• Common Name: Pawpaw
• Growing Zone: USA: 5 to 8
• Life Cycle / Plant Type: Tree

Plant Details

• Plant Height (Inches): 180 to 360
• Plant Spread (Inches): 180 to 240
• Time of Bloom: Spring
• Flower Details: Purple
• Leaf Foliage: Green
• Fruit:
• Growth Form: Rounded, Upright or erect

Ideal Growing Conditions

• Best Light Conditions: Shady to full sunlight
• Rate of Growth: Average pace
• Suitable Soil Types: Acidic, Clay, Loamy, Neutral, Sandy, Slightly alkaline, Well drained
• Soil Moisture: Moist

Caring Conditions

• Care:
• Level of Maintenance: Low
• Propagation: Seeds
• How to Prune: Not usually required
• Pests:
• Diseases:

Further Information

• Can Attract: Birds, Butterflies
• Tolerant of: Wet Soil
• Best Garden Use: Border, Areas requiring pest tolerance, Specimen, Woodland garden
• Family:
• Closely Related Species:
• Miscellaneous: North American native, Attracts butterflies, Inconspicuous flowers or blooms
• Genus Detail: Asimina
• Further Reading and References: Here and Here