Flowering TreesPawpaw
Asimina triloba
Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) is a medium-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 5-9, that matures to about 15-30 ft × 15-30 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with high water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-wet soil. Expect brown, purple and red blooms in spring. It attracts butterflies, pollinators and small mammals, stands up well to black walnut, deer and fire.
- USDA zones
- 5-9
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- High
- Mature size
- 15-30 ft × 15-30 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-wet
- Bloom color
- Brown, Purple, Red
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Pollinators, Small mammals, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Black walnut, Deer, Fire, Humidity, Pests
- Native to
- Southeastern United States
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Pawpaw is hardy to about -20°F (estimated from USDA zone 5), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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