Pawpaw, Common Pawpaw, Custard Apple, Indian Banana, Wild Banana
Growth
Height
180-360 inches
Spread
15-29.5 feet
Growth Rate
Slow to medium growth.
Appearance
Bloom Color
Purple
Foliage Color
Green foliage with a light green upper surface and paler underside
Fall Foliage Color
Yellow (golden yellow in autumn)
Environment
Hardiness Zones
Zones 5a-9b
Sunlight Requirements
Ideally full sun to partial shade; partial shade preferred to full shade, but full sun tolerated with adequate moisture.
Soil Type
Moist, well-drained soil that is slightly acidic to neutral (pH 5.5–7), deep and fertile.
Soil Drainage
Well-drained soil
Soil pH
6.0-7.0---------------------------------------- Slightly acidic to neutral
Lifecycle
Lifecycle
Perennial
Leaf Lifecycle
Deciduous
Seasons of Interest
Spring, Summer, and Fall
Bloom Time
Spring
Reproduction
Propagation Methods
Pawpaw propagation methods include seeds, grafting onto seedling understocks (chip-budding), cuttings (softwood can root; hardwood and root cuttings generally not successful), micropropagation (not well documented; some shoot proliferation from seedling explants but no rooting/acclimatization), layering not described, division not described, spores not described
Wildlife
Attracts Wildlife
Attracts butterflies and other pollinators----------------------------------------Attracts birds