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| Asimina triloba |
 New this Year!
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| Pawpaw |
Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Pawpaw is native to eastern North America where it grows on slopes in the understory of mixed hardwood forests. In the wild it forms coppices or groves of suckers (the Pawpaw patch), but in cultivation, it will form a small tree to 25 feet. It has drooping tropical looking leaves that turn brown or yellow before falling off in the fall. Flowers are small and maroon in mid-spring and if pollinated, form the largest edible fruit of any North American native plant - 3-6 inch long, green, sausage-looking clusters, which ripen in early fall. The fruits are delicious, sort of a combination of banana and pineapple and they can be used like bananas in cooking. Pawpaw muffins are delicious! However, it takes 2 different clones (plants from 2 different sources) for fruit set. Our plants are from multiple clones. Grow this tree in partial shade and average soil. Cat# 1529
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Photo courtesy of Missouri Botanical Plant Finder
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Available: Currently
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| $12.00 each
in quart pots
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Native Plant |
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Good Fragrance |
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Butterfly Plant |
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Hummingbird Plant |
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Good Fall Color |
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Berries & Fruits |
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Deer resistant |
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| Ease of Culture |
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Easy |
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Not Too Hard |
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Difficult or Tricky |
| Evergreen |
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Yes |
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Semi |
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No |
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Wildflower |
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Shrub |
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Grass or grass-like |
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Perennial |
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Tree |
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Ground cover |
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Fern |
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Vine |
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| Light Exposure |
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Full sun |
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Mostly sunny |
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Half and half |
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Full shade |
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Mostly shady |
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| Soil Condition |
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Sandy |
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Organic |
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Clay |
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Average |
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| Moisture Tolerance |
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Dry |
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Wet |
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Moist |
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Moderate |
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| Height |
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12" or less
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24" to 36" |
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12" to 24" |
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36" or taller |
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| Color |
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White/whitish |
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Pink |
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Blue |
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Yellows |
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Rose |
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Green |
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Orange, coral |
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Violet |
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Brown |
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Peach, salmon |
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Lavender |
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Mauve |
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Red, scarlet |
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Purple |
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Tan |
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Early spring |
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Early summer |
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Early fall |
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Mid spring |
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Mid summer |
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Mid fall |
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Late spring |
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Late summer |
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Late fall |
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We welcome your suggestions and comments. Please tell us how we can improve, or if there are other plants you wish we carried.
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