Neither the seed nor the skin should be eaten. The fruit can be stored refrigerated for as much as three weeks. Propagation Seed Asimina triloba seed must be kept most to retain viability. Although radicle emergence can be as soon as 18 days, epicotyl emergence can require more than 64 days. Germination is hypogeal and the plumule is sensitive to light.
Seeds prefer very warm soil conditions for germination.
At 24 to 29 o C seedlings emerge after 9 weeks. Seedlings tend to develop deep tap roots and deep pots are recommended. Transplanting trees from the wild is usually unsuccessful. Transplant shock can be severe because trees dug from a thicket or grove are often root suckers with few feeder roots. Containerized seedlings transplant with much greater success.