Common Pawpaw

Flowers are dark maroon, not showy.



Small specimen tree. Also works well as a component of floodplain forests.

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Small mammals and birds harvest the fruit.

River floodplains, predominantly to the north of Florida. In most of Florida, Asimina parviflora would be more appropriate yet very similar in appearance.

• Interesting foliage
• Pollinated by flies and beetles