Asimina triloba ‘Sunflower’

Asimina 'Sunflower' is one of the most reliable and popular varieties producing good crops of very large, sweet and delicious fruit.

Asimina triloba ‘Sunflower’ is one of the most reliable and popular varieties producing good crops of very large, sweet and delicious fruit which won it first prize at the 2010 Ohio Paw Paw Festival. 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 plants 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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