FS, Zone 3, 15-25’ x 6’, wet to medium, deer and rabbit resistant
We have sourced these from Wild Type Nursery. We do not know what strains they are. They will be 2.5-4’ tall.
Paw Paws are considered a Foundation Species. Their localized impact includes: They are the sole larval food source for the striking zebra swallowtail butterfly (Eurytides marcellus). Without pawpaws, this butterfly cannot survive. Their dense patches and fruits provide vital food and habitat for wildlife.
Asimina triloba, commonly called Paw Paw, is a deciduous tree that grows 15 to 25’ tall and around 15 wide. Paw Paws have the unique distinction of being America’s only indigenous fruit tree. Yup, except for Paw Paws, all other fruit trees, such as apple, apricot, pear, peach, etc: came from other countries. An understory tree which occurs in low bottom woods, wooded slopes, ravines and along streams, it often spreads by root suckers to form colonies or thickets.
Since it blooms in late April and May, often before bees are active, the small blossoms emit a slightly rotten scent to attract flies and beetles for pollination. It takes two Paw Paws to successfully pollinate and produce fruit. The tree produces clusters of 4-6” long fruits (with large black seeds) that mature in early fall. The fruit, which is rarely found in supermarkets because they bruise so easily, is sweet and delicious. They have a creamy custard-like consistency and taste somewhat tropical, almost banana/mango-like.
The two Paw Paw trees in front of our house on 305-313 Newport Street bear an abundance of ripe fruits in late September. We slice up whatever fruits we can find (when they drop to the ground, you know they are ripe) and pass them around for everyone to taste. Paw Paws need more than one genetic strain for best fruit-set. The Paw Paws we sell have been started from several different stains of seed, and some suckers.
Wildlife eagerly seek out the fruits and often beat humans to the harvest. It is the only larval host plant for the Zebra Swallowtail. (Protographium marcellus). Without pawpaw trees, this butterfly species cannot survive, as its caterpillars feed exclusively on the leaves.
FS, Zone 3, 15-25’ x 6’, wet to medium, deer and rabbit resistant
We have sourced these from Wild Type Nursery. We do not know what strains they are. They will be 2.5-4’ tall.
Paw Paws are considered a Foundation Species. Their localized impact includes: They are the sole larval food source for the striking zebra swallowtail butterfly (Eurytides marcellus). Without pawpaws, this butterfly cannot survive. Their dense patches and fruits provide vital food and habitat for wildlife.
Asimina triloba, commonly called Paw Paw, is a deciduous tree that grows 15 to 25’ tall and around 15 wide. Paw Paws have the unique distinction of being America’s only indigenous fruit tree. Yup, except for Paw Paws, all other fruit trees, such as apple, apricot, pear, peach, etc: came from other countries. An understory tree which occurs in low bottom woods, wooded slopes, ravines and along streams, it often spreads by root suckers to form colonies or thickets.
Since it blooms in late April and May, often before bees are active, the small blossoms emit a slightly rotten scent to attract flies and beetles for pollination. It takes two Paw Paws to successfully pollinate and produce fruit. The tree produces clusters of 4-6” long fruits (with large black seeds) that mature in early fall. The fruit, which is rarely found in supermarkets because they bruise so easily, is sweet and delicious. They have a creamy custard-like consistency and taste somewhat tropical, almost banana/mango-like.
The two Paw Paw trees in front of our house on 305-313 Newport Street bear an abundance of ripe fruits in late September. We slice up whatever fruits we can find (when they drop to the ground, you know they are ripe) and pass them around for everyone to taste. Paw Paws need more than one genetic strain for best fruit-set. The Paw Paws we sell have been started from several different stains of seed, and some suckers.
Wildlife eagerly seek out the fruits and often beat humans to the harvest. It is the only larval host plant for the Zebra Swallowtail. (Protographium marcellus). Without pawpaw trees, this butterfly species cannot survive, as its caterpillars feed exclusively on the leaves.
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