Life History and Disturbance Response of Asimina triloba (Pawpaw)
Family: Annonaceae
Guild: shade tolerant
Functional Lifeform: small deciduous tree
Ecological Role: grows in rich moist soil often found in river valleys and bottomlands, often forming dense thickets, fruits provide food for wildlife
Shade Tolerance: yes
Height, m: 5-10 m
Canopy Tree: yes
Pollination Agent: insect
Seeding, yrs (begins/optimal/declines): seeds or sprouts
Flowering Dates: spring
Flowers/Cones Damaged by Frost: early fall
Seed Banking: yes
Seed Type/Dispersal Distance/Agent: fruit/50m/gravity and animals
Season of Germination: root suckers and layering
Establishment Seedbed Preferences:
Substrate: variable
Light: variable
Moisture: moist required
Temperature:
Disturbance Response:
Fire: Pawpaw is probably reduced by fire, it increased in number only in the absence of fire.
Weather:
Air Pollution:
Exotics: