This native understory tree or large shrub grows 15-20’ tall (sometimes to 30’) and occurs naturally in low bottom woods, wooded slopes, ravines and along streams. Cup-shaped, purple flowers in spring give way to edible, oblong, yellowish green fruits which mature in early autumn to a dark brown. Flavor and fleshy consistency resemble bananas. Wildlife eagerly seek out the fruits and often beat humans to the harvest!
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Asimina triloba