Word Quiz of the Week
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What are the spots, raised bumps, or stripy scarifications often visible on the stems of trees like pawpaw, birch, and cherry?
Asimina triloba
TREE: Asimina triloba ([Common] Pawpaw)
#MGNV Tried and True #NativePlant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Its small flowers may be unremarkable, but Pawpaw fruit, with a complex tropical taste (some say banana-mango-citrus) and custard-like texture, is the largest edible fruit native to North America and gives rise to common names like False Banana and Custard Apple.
TREE: Asimina triloba ([Common] Pawpaw)
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Unpalatable to deer, Pawpaw is increasingly prevalent in the upland understories deer frequent. It commonly grows in river valleys and bottomlands in the Mid-Atlantic Region from southern Pennsylvania through Virginia. Its fruit, with a complex tropical taste (some say banana-mango-citrus) and custard-like texture, is the largest edible fruit native to North America and gives rise to common names like False Banana and Custard Apple.