Pawpaw, Asimina Triloba, Tree 4 Seeds (Showy Edible Fruits, Fall Colors, Hardy) Common name: Pawpaw, Custard Apple Family: Annonaceae Note: I will soon add listings for a larger number of rare plants and seeds. Description: Large deciduous rounded/upright shrub or small tree from North America growing to 5 m high and 4 m wide. Large leaves turn yellow in autumn. Delicious mildly flavoured yellow fruit up to 16 cm long and 4 cm wide. Purple flowers pollinated by flies in the early spring. The plant is self-fertile. Cultivation: Hardy to zone 5. Any fertile soil, prefers moist. Use: Excellent mildly flavoured fruit: raw or cooked (for making preserves, pies, ice cream), seed insecticidal. Medical use: Leaves (ulcers and abscesses), anti-cancer properties (leaves, twigs and fruits). Advantages: ornamental value (only hardy plant of the Annona family) excellent pollination regardless of weather (pollinated by flies) high fruit yield and compact growth without regular pruning resistant to disease and pests, late frosts and strong winds (don't need staking) - truly ecological plant leaves: doesn't create deep shadow, excellent autumn colour, compost easilly easy to transplate (even in the summer), roots not aggressive low maintenance Our seeds/bulbs are guaranteed to be fresh but are NOT guaranteed as to results. Sorry, but there are too many variables in gardening that can impact germination. Flower seeds/bulbs are a live organism. Their germination depends on many factor including heat, cooling, sun, shade, moisture, time of sowing, etc. None of these things We can control so We can not be held responsible for them. So please do not ask for a refund, replacement or to return unused seeds/bulbs.