Nature Profile
Trees
Pawpaw
Asimina triloba
Where can you find this tree?
In Ohio: Throughout the understory, woodland edges and creek banks.
At HF&G: Cleveland Botanical Garden, Woodland Garden, Children’s Garden; Holden Arboretum, Wildflower Garden, Butterfly Garden, Display Garden.
Bloom time: May, occasionally in late April.
Growing tips: Needs some shade as a seedling, best in moist bottomlands.
Light: Part Sun
Site Selection: Beneath Powerlines, Open Spaces (Parks/ Lawns)
Size: Small
Tolerances: Clay Soils, Wet/ Saturated Soils
Value: Fruit, Native to Eastern North America, Pollinator Friendly
