Common names:
Pawpaw
American Custard Apple
Wild Banana
Poor Man's Banana
Banango

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Vine
Life cycle: Biennial
Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Dry
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 4b
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Broadleaf
Fruit: Edible to birds
Pops open explosively when ripe
Flowers: Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: Mauve
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Multi-Color
Flower Time: Year Round
Uses: Erosion control
Flowering Tree
Medicinal Herb
Edible Parts: Stem
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Resistances: Pollution
Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed: 10 2a0ds-y9
Other info
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Leaf: ntdragnnkbdisoourautudng cet siics greh ,fqe
Cuttings: Root

mature tree in summer

Comments:
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