Pawpaws grow in understories and along slopes and in bottom land. The leaves
are 6-12” long leaves. One of the biggest leaves grown by trees in
the US. They turn bright yellow in Autumn. And stay on the trees for
a while. The tree normally does not attain much height. It has been
said to grow up to 20 feet. I measured one at 21 feet.
The
fruit is interesting and is said to be edible. Tasting somewhat like
a banana.
“Picking
up Pawpaws, putting them in a basket.”
Settlers
used them for banana pie and banana bread. (Note some people have an
allergic reaction to them.)
The
buds are long brown, fuzzy and without scales.
The
tree will produce suckers from roots, explaining why they occur in
bunches at times. The wood is stringy, and Indians used this tree to
weave fiber cloth.
The trees don't get big. This is a Pawpaw stem.
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