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    Prolific Paw Paw

    Scientific Name: Asimina triloba 'Prolific'

    Plant type

    tree, fruit / vegetable

    size

    • H: 15'-30'
    • W: 15'-30'

    planting zones

    • 5a-9b

    Prolific Paw Paw plant details

    Prolific Paw Paw is a broadleaf deciduous fruit / vegetable or tree with green foliage. In spring burgundy flowers emerge followed by green and yellow fruit. Attracts bees and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - dappled shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant, humidity tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Prolific Paw Paw

    Plant type: fruit / vegetable or tree
    Plant family: annonaceae
    Foliage: deciduous green
    Mature size: 15 FT - 30 FT - wide, 15 FT - 30 FT - tall
    Flowers: burgundy blooms in spring
    Uses: black walnut tolerant, early-ripening, edible, rain garden, tropical-looking

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Prolific Paw Paw

    USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
    Sun exposure: sun - dappled shade
    Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
    Resistant to: heat, humidity and verticillium wilt
    Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    A precocious bearer of fruit! This cultivar will bear its delicious, almost tropical, banana/mango flavored fruits at just two years of age. Large glossy leaves also give this fine eastern United States native a tropical look even though it is quite hardy. Russet colored fleshy blooms give way to large yellow-green fruits in fall. Autumn color is a wonderfully rich bright-yellow. This cultivar requires another variety for cross-pollination. Pawpaw trees provide the larval food of Zebra Swallowtail butterflies. PSh-S/M

    By: Forestfarm

    Gardening facts about Prolific Paw Paw plant

    How to Grow Prolific Paw Paw

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • well-drained
      • rich

    • Water Needs

      • even moisture - regular

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant
      • humidity tolerant
      • verticillium wilt resistant

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - dappled shade

    Features

    • Flower Color

      • burgundy

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Wildlife

      • bees
      • butterflies

    • Fruit

      • yellow
      • green

    • Flower Season

      • spring

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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