Wabash® Pawpaw Tree

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The Wabash Pawpaw Tree (Asimina triloba 'Wabash'), named after the Wabash Cannonball, has been around for less than a hundred years but is part of a prestigious lineage of native American fruits. In fact, pawpaws are the largest edible fruit native to the United States.

Each spring, you will adore the exotic-looking blossoms that hang face-down from the branches. You will have plenty of opportunities to photograph pollinators stopping to enjoy them. Unfortunately, these visitors won't pollinate your tree, so hand pollinate them or plant more than one variety to best set fruit.

Members of the Custard Apple family, which includes a number of tropical favorites, such as Cherimoyas, Soursops, and more. The Wabash is one of the best varieties of Pawpaw for home gardeners, and they are the size of cannonballs! They have sweet, soft cream-colored flesh with bright green skins with hints of yellow.

Planting and Application:

The Wabash Pawpaw maintains a small, conical form that glows green with verdant leaves. Once autumn arrives, these flush to a popping golden-yellow and the branches will be full of heavy fruit. This Cannonball tree makes a splash as a feature in your yard!

Great Shade trees too, you'll enjoy them year-round for all their ornamental beauty! Check out all the recipes online and you will have a hard time picking just one from all the delicious choices that you will find made from this native exotic fruit!

  • Very Good Yield - Bears In 2 - 3 Years
  • Large, Sweet Fruit
  • Late Season Ripening
  • Creamy Yellow Tropical Custard Flavor
  • Understory & Specimen, Exotic-Looking Shade

#ProPlantTips for Care:

Plant your Pawpaw in full sun to get the best yield, but it will thrive in its natural place in the shade since it's an understory tree in the wild. Wabash is both naturally disease and insect-resistant and shrugs off below-zero chill. Consider shading your tree from the hot summer sun during its first year, but that is a small price to pay for the delicious fruit that you will harvest.

  • Full Sun & Part Shade
  • Adapts to Any Well-Drained Soil
  • Low Care & Moisture Needs
  • Requires Pollinator Partner
  • Insect & Disease Resistant

Order your Wabash Pawpaw Tree today from NatureHills.com before they are gone! In a few short years, you will be sharing your pawpaws with the neighbors, so you might want to order a couple so you have plenty to go around!

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Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!

Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.

  • Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
  • Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.

Nature Hills Container Size by Volume

Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.

Young Plants to 18 Months
Size Volume
2"x2"x3" Ranges from .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume
4.5" Container Equal to .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume
Sprinter Pot Equal to .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume
4" Container Ranges from .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume
6" Container Equal to 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume
1 Quart Equal to 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume
5.5" Container Equal to 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x5" Ranges from .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x6" Ranges from 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x9" Ranges from 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x10" Ranges from 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume
Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old
Size Volume
2 Quart Equal to 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume
#1 Container Ranges from 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume
5"x5"x12" Equal to 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume
Plants 2 - 4 Years Old
Size Volume
#2 Container Ranges from 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume
#3 Container Ranges from 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume
Plants 3 - 5 Years Old
Size Volume
#5 Container Ranges from 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume
#6 Container Ranges from 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume
#7 Container Ranges from 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume

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20 - 49.99 21.99
50 - 69.99 24.99
70 - 99.99 29.99
100 - 129.99 34.99
130 - 149.99 41.99
150 - 150+ Approx 27%

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PLANT HIGHLIGHTS

Wabash® Pawpaw Tree Is Suited to Grow in Zones 5-9
Growing Zones 5-9
More Information
Brand Nature Hills' Choice
Botanical Name Asimina triloba 'Wabash'
Type Deciduous
Mature Height 15 - 20 feet
Mature Spread 15 - 20 feet
Sun Exposure Full Sun, Partial Shade
Soil Well Drained
Moisture Moderate
Growth Rate Medium
Flower Color Purplish-Red
Foliage Color Green
Fall Color Yellow
Harvest Time Late Season
Pollinator Friendly Yes
Pruning Time Late Winter
Fragrant No