Pawpaw is a small tree that is best known for producing banana-like edible fruits.
Light 
Pawpaw is rarely intentionally regenerated, in fact it can be considered a thicket-forming pest when trying to grow more desirable species.
Water
Found in cool moist areas, often along streams or moist road sides. It is often found in the understory.
Growth
Size
A small tree up to 40 feet tall, 12 inches in diameter, often found in growing in small clusters.
Timber Value 
Pawpaw is not large enough to be considered a timber tree.
Wildlife Value 
The large fruits are eaten by a variety of animals.
Attracts raccoons, foxes, opossums, squirrels, bears, and humans
Insects and Diseases
Fun Facts
The fleshy "banana-like" fruit is edible, altough some people react badly. Wildlife relish the fruit and large flat seeds inside.
Latin Meaning
Asimina: native Indian name (assimin) /
triloba: 3-lobed calyx
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