ZONE:
5
COLOUR:
Purple
HEIGHT:
6-8 m
SPREAD:
5-6 m
ZONE:
5
COLOUR:
Purple
HEIGHT:
6-8 m
SPREAD:
5-6 m
Pawpaw can be used to naturalize in a native planting or wild garden, or grown in a shrub border or woodland area, especially in damp areas along ponds or streams.
Native to Ontario and parts of North America
Flavour and fleshy consistency of these sweet-flavored fruits resemble bananas. Fruits are frequently eaten raw or used in ice cream or pies, although they can produce nausea in some people. Early Americans made a yellow dye from the pulp of the ripened fruit.
Unripe fruits are poisonous, and the seeds contain alkaloids that can cause vomiting.