Asimina triloba 'paw paw'
Asimina triloba or Pawpaw is the only temperate member of the tropical Annonaceae family and is the largest tree fruit native to the United States. Pawpaw is an excellent food source rich in most vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and food energy value. Pawpaw fruits are best eaten fresh when fully ripe. This highly aromatic, climacteric fruit has a ripe taste that resembles a creamy mixture of banana, mango, and pineapple and is eaten in-hand as fresh fruit or processed into desserts. Pawpaw seeds are large, brown, bean shaped seeds that may be up to 2,5cm long and should not be eaten. Frost resistant till -30°C.



