Pawpaw

BARE ROOT TREES

Asimina Trilobia

Hardiness Zones: 5-8

Soil: Rich, moist, well drained soil is preferred. If growing in heavier soils, top dress with organic matter and compost on a regular basis. Water young trees regularly between rain.

Space Required: Up to 35 ft tall but usually shorter. Best to plant 2 varieties or seedling pawpaws within 8 ft of eachother for pollination.

Light Requirements: Full sun/part shade; best fruit production in full sun.

This is one of my favorite trees native to my region here in Central Pennsylvania. They have a very distinctive tropical look to them that gives them visual appeal in the landscape, but even better is that they produce the largest fruit native to North America and they are delicious too! With a flavor that is described as a mix between banana and mango they are great for eating fresh or using in other recipes where you would use banana. And unless someone else is growing them locally you won't normally see this fruit for sale in a grocery store. This is because they fully ripe when they have fallen off the tree or about ro fall off the tree, and at that point need to be eaten pretty directly or they start to spoil.