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Paw Paw
It is recognized by its ‘sleepy’ summer foliage and nodding bright purple flowers in the spring. Fall color is a brilliant yellow. PawPaw trees average about 15' in height at maturity. This deciduous trees is growing in popularity largely because of the edible fruit it produces. It prospers in moist soils and when placed at the edge of a wooded area as an understory tree. These highly nutritous oval fruits get 2 to 5 inches long, and turn yellow-orange when ripe. The unusual 3-lobed flowers are followed by a black, edible berry, with a taste similar to banana-pear with a custard consistency. Two trees are necessary for pollination reasons. The fruit is an excellent source of vitamins A and C. The Paw Paw tree, Asimina triloba, is a multi-stemmed shrub or small tree with short trunk and rounded top that presents a semi-tropical appearance. ... more
Red Mulberry and is tolerant of shade. The Red Mulberry tree, Morus Rubra, is a medium-sized tree, reaching approximately 50, and occasionally, 70 feet in height. The broad, rounded crown consists of many shorter branches, making red mulberry a desirable shade tree. It is a rapid-growing tree. Red mulberry is found on a variety of sites in the East and Central U. The tree's value is derived from its abundant fruits, which are eaten by people, birds, and small mammals. The fruit is an edible red-purple drupe that resembles blackberry. It has dark green leaves, and the fall color of the leaves is yellow. The trunk can reach a diameter of up to two feet. S. |
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