Asimina triloba ‘Shenandoah’

Asimina 'Shenandoah' is one of the largest, sweetest and most flavourful cultivars with one pound fruits.

Asimina triloba ‘Shenandoah’ is one of the largest, sweetest and most flavourful cultivars with one pound fruits that have a succulent, custardy texture. It is said to be among the most popular with paw paw newbies just discovering this wonderful fruit. Paw paw is an intriguing eastern North American (including southern Ontario) understorey tree with large, beautiful, subtropical foliage, red flowers and sweet, custardy fruits with a unique flavour like banana, mango and cantaloupe! All plants will produce fruit but you need two different seedlings or cultivars for cross pollination.

Common Name:  Paw Paw - [Fall Citrus Pre-Order]

Family:  Annonaceae (The Custard Apple Family)

Zone Hardiness:  5-9

Light:  Full Sun Part Sun

Height:  10-15'

Width:  5-8'

Primary Bloom Colour:  Red

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Class:  Deciduous

Type:  Shrub

Bloom Time:  Spring

Soil Moisture:  Average, Moist

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Fragrance:  Yes

Berries:  Green

Benefits:  

Deer Resistant:  Unknown

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  Well-drained, deep, fertile bottom-land and hilly upland habitat.

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