| English name: |
COMMON PAWPAW |
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| Polish name: |
URODLIN TRÓJŁATKOWY |
| Latin name: |
Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal |
| Natural habitat: |
south-eastern areas of North America, usually in river valleys |
| Height: |
in its natural habitat: up to 12 m |
| Characteristics: |
Long (25 cm), ovate-oblong leaves, similar to magnolia leaves. Flowers are green at first, but gradually turn brown-red as they reach full bloom. They appear along with the leaves at the beginning of May. Flowers are pollinated by nocturnal insects. Fruits are aromatic, cylinder shaped and are up to 15 cm long. As they ripen, they turn yellow, when overripe they turn almost black. |
| Additional information: |
The tree was grown by Native Americans as a fruit-bearing tree. They also named it pawpaw. Pawpaw reached Kórnik in 1931 in the form of seeds from Padwa Botanical Garden. This species is extremely rare in Poland. |
