For the best flavor, eat fully ripe pawpaw fruits.ĭirr, M.A. Pawpaw exceeds apple, peach, and grape in most vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and food energy values.Pawpaw is a slow-growing tree that requires 3 to 4 years of growth before it has the physical structure to produce and support the fruit clusters.The ground up bark of the pawpaw has been used to produce organic insecticide.Its’ bark and wood have been used by Native Americans for canoes, housing, and carrying small objects.The pawpaw fruit has been described as a ‘mega fruit’ since it is a source of vitamins A and C, it is in unsaturated fats and protein with a good balance of amino acids.Where to be found on municipal property: There is a Pawpaw in the garden at Greenway Meadows, next to the Johnson Education Center Additional Facts: Difficult to transplant so when possible, purchase smaller container grown trees. The easiest way to eat one is to cut the ripe fruit in half across the middle, squeeze the flesh from the skin into your mouth, then spit. Uses: Terrific tree for naturalizing with existing wooded parcels of land either as an edge or understory element. Ripe pawpaws will be fully soft and speckled with black. ![]() Possible Disease: None serious once established but excess humidity can cause powdery mildew and black spot. Wildlife Benefit: The fruit is a favorite of many small animals and the zebra swallowtail butterfly. The fruit is described as tasting like a banana with a custardy consistency.īark Description: Dark brown with some gray areas. Flowers usually consist of 6 petals with the outer the petals larger than the inner three.įruit: Edible fruit beginning as a green elongated globe turning brown as the fruit ripens. The leaf is medium green above and lighter green beneath.įall Color: Color changes to yellow, yellow green in fall with color change dependent upon location.įlower Description: The flowers are bright purple and one to two inches in length. Leaf Description: Simple oblong leaf which is half as wide as it is long. Soil: Prefers moist, well drained, slightly acidic soil ![]() ![]() Latest research is showing that the Paw Paw fruit is loaded with. The fruit has sweet, yellow, custard-like flesh described as having a 'deliciously tropical' mango-banana flavour. Height: 15’-20’ tall and wide but can grow up to 40’ in a favorable locationįorm: Described as a multi-stem tree with a short trunk with spreading branches that can be a densely pyramidal Paw Paw is a small tree that produces hanging clusters of mango shaped fruit ( somewhat like banana) that matures its fruit in late October in our Canadian climate. Native Range: Zone 5-8 Native through Western and Eastern United States Common Name: Common Pawpaw also has been called the Custard Apple
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