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Plant profile · Austin & Hill Country

Smallflower Pawpaw

Asimina parviflora
native · Central Texas

Smallflower Pawpaw is a tree native to Central Texas that grows 10 ft tall. It wants full sun or part shade. Blooms purple in Apr–May.

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The facts

4 sources
Type
Tree
Sun
Full sun to part shade (3–6 hrs of direct sun)
Height
About 10 ft
Bloom
Apr–May · purple
Foliage
Deciduous or dies back in winter

Where it grows

22 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).

Can you buy it?

Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.