Pawpaw is well adapted to the 25 states to which it is native and where it already grows in the wild. Pawpaw is an excellent food source. It exceeds apple, peach, and grape in most vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and food energy value. Pawpaw fruits are best eaten fresh when fully ripe. The flesh purees easily and freezes nicely.
Pawpaws easily substitute in equal part for banana in most recipes.
Aromas may be used commercially in cosmetics and skin products. With proper management, organic commercial fruit production may be possible. Currently in the U.S., there are more than 40 commercial nurseries selling pawpaw trees. Pawpaws are ideally suited for the residential 'edible' landscape due to their lush, tropical appearance, attractive growth form, size, fall color, and delicious fruit. In addition, Asimina spp.