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Thunderchild Flowering Crab vs PawpawMalus x adstringens Thunderchild Asimina triloba SOLD OUT SOLD OUT 
Thunderchild Flowering Crab is a hybrid crab apple known for its attractive and fragrant dark pink blossoms and deep purple mature leaves.
The Pawpaw fruits are edible and delicious with a banana-mango flavour, and can be eaten fresh or enjoyed in ice cream or baking. Wildlife are also known to enjoy the fruit. It is a small understory tree or large shrub found in wooded slopes, ravines and along streams. Often spreads by root suckering to form thickets. Cup shaped purple flowers form in the spring followed by yellow-green oblong fruits which turn a dark brown once mature. THUNDERCHILD FLOWERING CRAB QUICK FACTSPAWPAW QUICK FACTS
Fall colour:
dark red
Berries:
small red pomes that hang through the winter
Flavor:
similar to mango or banana
Growth rate:
medium
Growth rate:
medium
Maintenance:
low
Maintenance:
low
Pollution tolerance:
high
Pollution tolerance:
medium
Other Names:
american pawpaw, custard apple, custard apple tree, indian banana, paw paw, paw-paw, wild banana
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