{"id":19289,"date":"2021-06-04T20:30:19","date_gmt":"2021-06-05T00:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/?p=19289"},"modified":"2023-06-21T18:45:13","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T22:45:13","slug":"indian-banana-pawpaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/indian-banana-pawpaw\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Banana: Buying, Planting & Harvesting The Pawpaw"},"content":{"rendered":"

The North American pawpaw is becoming increasingly popular. Here you can find out everything about the exotic Indian banana – from buying to planting to caring for it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Almost everyone has apples ( Malus<\/em> ) or pears ( Pyrus<\/em> ) in their own garden. Are you in the mood for a new, still largely unknown, and exotic plant? Then the Indian banana (Asimina triloba<\/em> ) might be just right for you. The fruit of the Indian banana actually looks a lot more like mango or papaya. In our article, you can find out where the Indian banana got its name from, how it is best planted and cared for, and how you can best harvest and store this exotic fruit.<\/p>\n

The Indian banana is a fruit of the Annonaceae family and has many names: Derived from its Latin name Asimina triloba<\/em>, it is also called Dreilappiger Papau in German. Other common names for the Indian banana are Michigan Banana, Poor Men`s Banana (in German “poor man’s banana”), Papau or Pawpaw. It owes the latter name to its similarity to papaya. Both fruits look very similar, but the Indian banana is significantly smaller and lighter than papaya. The name Indian banana comes from the North American origins of the plant and from the fact that the flesh of the Indian banana is similar to yellow and soft, like that of a real banana ( Musa<\/em> ).<\/p>\n

The taste of the pawpaw can best be described as a mixture of mango, pineapple, apricot, and banana with a hint of vanilla, with the pulp being similarly soft and creamy to that of conventional bananas. If you want to enjoy this special taste, you can grow and harvest the Indian banana yourself in your own garden. Another reason to give the Pawpaw a place in the garden is its high value as an ornamental wood: especially in autumn, the leaves of the plant turn beautifully yellow and let your garden shine in the most beautiful colors.<\/p>\n