Pawpaw
Pawpaw wood (Asimina triloba) is a hardwood weighing about 521 kg/m3.
Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) is a shrub or small tree of the custard-apple family, Annonaceae. Kew's Plants of the World Online gives its native range as south-east Canada to central and eastern USA, where it grows naturally as an understorey tree of rich broadleaf forest, in bottomland, ravines and along streams (the Agroforestree Database (World Agroforestry, 2009)). It is grown mainly for its fruit, whose flavour the same database likens to a blend of banana, pineapple and mango. We have not found a published source for the properties of pawpaw wood.
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Material Type:
Hardwood
Also Called:
Common Pawpaw, American Pawpaw
Possible Health Risks:
This note is about the plant, not the wood. The Agroforestree Database (World Agroforestry, 2009) reports that the seeds contain an alkaloid, asiminine, described as emetic, and that the fruit can cause nausea in some people.
Sustainability:
Asimina triloba is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List (category read via GBIF).
Interesting Facts:
Pawpaw fruit is often eaten raw or used in ice cream, pies and desserts, and its custard-like texture makes it a substitute for banana in many recipes. (Source: the Agroforestree Database (World Agroforestry, 2009).)
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