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Pawpaw — Asimina triloba

Michigan Banana- The Custard Apple of the North

The largest native fruit - up to one pound - with a rich, custard-strawberry, banana flavor. Purple orchid flowers in early May. Best growth in a rich, moist high-organic soil, although tolerant to sand and clay. Grows extremely well throughout North America from Florida to Maine to Nebraska. Some commercial growers are found in California too. Two are required for fruit set. They need each other’s pollen to produce. It takes 4-8 years before fruiting begins. Slow-growing at first, established plants average 1-2 feet growth. The Louisiana Indians wove the inner bark into fiber cloth. The fruits can be made into jam or custard and mixed to make cookies and cakes. The fruits can be eaten fresh after they become soft and fully ripened in September and October. The seeds are lima bean shape and contain alkaloids that are not ingested by birds or mammals. Racoons and possums are frequent visitors to the groves we visit in the wild. Deer never eat the foliage of the plant. A pyramidal tree to 20 feet. Plant 10-15 feet apart for a dense grove or 20 by 20 for an orchard. Great understory tree with oak, hickory and maple.
Ecos- From the cultivated selections noted for fruit production in mid Michigan-the most northern forms of this plant in North America. Seedlings show a variety of large and small-fruited types with good quality fruit with a less cloying flavor. Developed by using Davis seedlings and named selections. Reliable yields under cultivation.

Price break available at 3. Prices will automatically adjust at ordering.

Will be shipped after October 15,2010.

Hardiness -30 °F.

Size	Seed Source	Price	Tax	Quantity
Paper pots, 1-3" (PAPA_1-3")	ECOS	$ 4.00	6%

25 plants or more in paper pots, 1-3" (PAPA_1-3"-25)	ECOS	$ 1.70	6%	Minimum 25
Paper pots, 3-6" (PAPA_3-6")	ECOS	$ 6.00	6%
25 plants or more in paper pots, 3-6" (PAPA_3-6"-25)	ECOS	$ 2.40	6%	Minimum 25
Paper pots, 6-12" (PAPA_6-12")	ECOS	$ 8.00	6%
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25 plants or more in paper pots, 6-12" (PAPA_6-12"-25)	ECOS	$ 3.40	6%	Minimum 25
Paper pots, 2-3' (PAPA_2-3)	ECOS	$ 18.00	6%
100 Paper pots, 2-4" (PAPA_2-4"-100)	ECOS	$ 1.80	6%	Minimum 100

	Growing Supplies
		Mulch Mat
		Dry Fertilizers
		Biostimulants
		Tree Shelters
		Plant Bands
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