Paw Paw Blossom

Did you know

• The pawpaw is the largest edible fruit native to North America, tasting like a cross between banana and mango.
• Its flowers emit a faint rotting-flesh smell to attract fly and beetle pollinators instead of bees.
• Thomas Jefferson grew pawpaws at Monticello, and Lewis and Clark relied on the fruit during their expedition.
• It is the only temperate member of the tropical custard apple family Annonaceae.
• The leaves and bark contain acetogenins, compounds being studied for potential anti-cancer properties.

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Uses

• fruit production
• native landscaping
• shade tree
• wildlife food