Asimina triloba (Paw Paw or Pawpaw) Size:#3 Use this as your base

Use this as your base and add diversity in future years by adding species through seed or plugs

Photo By Evan Barker

This adaptable can do well in normal to wet soils and can even tolerate light shade conditions

and rich mesic woods

you would find these along major river valleys such as the Mississippi River and cultivation is similar as it likes its feet a little wet and higher organic soils

Asimina triloba (Paw Paw or Pawpaw) Size:#3 Use this as your baseWhat an interesting tree! Paw Paw is from a genus of plants mostly from tropical and sub tropical plants. It produces fruit and many people enjoy its fruit referring to it as a cross between a banana and a papaya. However, it does require pollination from distant relatives to produce its fruit, as it protects itself from inbreeding. This tree prefers moist soils and light shade to grow best. Sun Exposure Prairie Savanna Soil Conditions Wet Mesic,