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Sunflower Pawpaw Tree

Asimina triloba 'Sunflower'

Nature Hills Nursery
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Planting & Care

Where to Plant

  • Sunlight: Plant your Tallahatchie® Pawpaw in full sun (6 plus hours of direct light) to ensure the best fruit production and strongest branch structure. While they tolerate partial shade, you will notice fewer flowers and a more open, lanky growth habit.
  • Soil: These trees crave rich, well-draining soil that mimics a river bottom. If you have heavy clay, mix in organic compost to improve drainage, or plant in a slight mound to keep the roots from sitting in stagnant water.

Watering Requirements

During the first two years, provide 1 inch of water per week to help the deep taproot establish itself in your soil. Once mature, Pawpaws are moderately drought tolerant, but inconsistent moisture during the summer can cause the large tropical leaves to droop and the fruit to drop prematurely. Keeping the soil consistently moist like a wrung-out sponge results in the largest, creamiest harvests.

Pruning Tips

Tallahatchie® Pawpaws bloom on one year old wood, so the best time to prune is in late winter or very early spring before the flower buds swell. Focus on removing "suckers" from the base and any crossing branches to keep the center open for airflow. Think of it like thinning a crowded room so that light can reach the interior branches, which keeps the tree productive and healthy.

Fertilizer Needs

Apply a balanced, slow-release fertilizer or a layer of well-rotted manure in early spring as new growth begins. Avoid high-nitrogen fertilizers late in the summer, as this encourages tender new growth that won't have time to harden off before the first frost. This late-season "soft" growth is easily damaged by cold temperatures, which can invite disease into the main trunk.

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The Sunflower Pawpaw tree (Asimina triloba 'Sunflower') is a unique ornamental and fruiting native tree with loads of benefits to your health and your landscape!

Exotic green foliage and wonderfully shaped trees feature unusual spring blooms that are 6 petaled and burgundy red, fragrant and attract a host of pollinators! Unfortunately, these pollinators do not do the job for pollination, so plant another variety of Pawpaw or use a paintbrush for hand pollination.

Pawpaw tree fruit of this hidden gem is an oblong yellow and smooth-skinned, creamy treat that’s as sweet as candy! Create wonderful jelly, baked goods, ice cream and of course, perfect to eat fresh out of the skin! The custard-like fruit has tropical notes of banana and mango.

Planting and Application:

These are fantastic ornamental trees for front and back yard landscaping! Provide shade over garden beds and seating areas, or anchor your front foundation plantings! Just be sure to still be able to reach your large harvest of healthy fruit.

Wildlife love Pawpaws, Sunflower is one of many hardy natives that thrive in a wide range of conditions throughout USDA growing zones 5 through 9.

  • Produces high-yields and a longer fruiting season than other Pawpaws
  • Native deciduous tree with pungent foliage
  • Unique fragrant burgundy blooms
  • Unusual oblong yellow fruit that’s creamy and sweet
  • Great golden sunflower yellow fall color!

#ProPlantTips for Care:

Provide this tough native tree a full sun location, though young trees prefer partial shade, you’ll get a much larger crop in full sun once they do start producing fruit.

Plant in slightly acidic soil that is very well-drained, rich loam and moist, tolerating occasional wet soil but never long-term soggy conditions.

  • Prefer very highly enriched, organic matter and a thick layer of mulch over the roots
  • Like wild Pawpaw trees, Sunflower is naturally pest and disease resistant
  • These trees love humidity and sun
  • No room for 2 trees for pollination? Try this High-Density planting trick.
  • Paw Paws trees can take 4-5 years before their first crop, luckily NatureHills.com trees are already nearly 3 years old or more!

Head over to NatureHills.com to find the Sunflower Pawpaw and a pollinator species today! You’ll enjoy this unique native fruit tree for all your ornamental landscaping needs!

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