Pawpaw Tree Asimina triloba 10 Seeds

The Pawpaw is an unusual native American tree that bears large clusters of light yellow fruits with an aromatic, flavorful and custardy flesh. It is a hardy, temperate member of the mostly tropical plant family the Annonaceae, which contains many exotic plants, such as the perfume tree, the custard apple, the sweetsop, the soursop and the renowned cherimoya. The name comes from one of the names of the unrelated papaya (Carica papaya). The fruits of the pawpaw resemble the fruits of the papaya. The pawpaw is a large shrub or a small understory tree which occurs in rich woodlands, on slopes and ravines and along streams in the eastern United States and Canada. It has large, lush and very beautiful foliage. The leaves are mid-green, obovate and clustered at the branch ends. The leaves droop down from the twigs. The tree has a very tropical appearance and looks more like it is from a tropical rainforest, rather than a temperate woodland.   The pawpaw is primarily found in the rich, moist s