Pawpaw

Pawpaw - Townsend River Walk & Arboretum - Spring 2019

Plant Type: Deciduous

Family: Annonaceae (Custard Apple)

USDA Hardiness Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

USDA Plant Id: astr

Height: 10 - 40

Spread: 10 - 30

Flower:: Showy

Bloom Information:: Purple blooms in April & May

Leaf Image:

Fall Leaf Color:: Late green well intofall then turning bright yellow

Missouri Botanical: Missouri Botanical

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Citations: Flower Photo - W.D. Brush, hosted by the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database

Courtesy of USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 83.
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Courtesy of USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 83.
courtesy of W.D. Brush, hosted by the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
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courtesy of W.D. Brush, hosted by the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
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