10 Pawpaw Tree Seeds for Planting Asimina triloba

🌱The pawpaw is a patch-forming (clonal) understory tree of hardwood forests, which is found in well-drained, deep, fertile bottomland and also hilly upland habitats.
🌱It has large, simple leaves with drip tips, more characteristic of plants in tropical rainforests than within this species' temperate range.
🌱Pawpaw fruits are sweet, with a custard-like texture, and have a flavor somewhat similar to banana, mango, and pineapple. They are commonly eaten raw but are also used to make ice cream and baked desserts.
🌱Raw pawpaw (with skin) is 19% carbohydrates, 1% protein, 1% fat, and 79% water (estimated). In a 100-g reference amount, the raw fruit provides 80 Calories and is a rich source (20% or more of the Daily Value, DV) of vitamin C (22% DV), magnesium (32% DV), iron (54% DV), and manganese (124% DV). The fruit also contains a moderate amount of vitamin A (11% DV).