Papaw
Papaw, or Pawpaw, a North American tree or shrub, sometimes cultivated for its fruit or for ornamental purposes. It may reach a height of 40 feet (12 m). The drooping, light-green, oval leaves are about 12 inches (30 cm) long. The flowers have three showy petals that turn from green to deep red as they mature. The fruit is oblong, three to five inches (8 to 13 cm) in length, with sweet, orange-colored flesh. Papaws grow wild as far north as the Canadian shores of Lake Ontario, as far south as Florida, and westward to eastern Nebraska and Texas.
The papaw is Asimina triloba of the custard-apple family, Annonaceae.