General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Flowers: Malodorous
Flower Color: Multi-Color: Purple to maroon to brown
Uses: Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Fruit
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Stratify seeds: 90-120 days
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Root
Other: root suckers, grafting and budding techniques

Common names
  • Pawpaw
  • Paw Paw
  • Papaw
  • Poor Man's Banana
  • Michigan Banana

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