- Name: Paw Paw - Other Common Names: Indian Banana - Scientific Name: Asimina Triloba - Color: Purple Flowers - Plant Seeds: Outdoors After Frost / Fall / Cold Stratify / Indoors Weeks Before Last Frost - Bloom Time: Flowers In Spring / Fruit Late Summer - Fall - Hardiness Zone: 5 - 9 - Plant Height: 15 - 20’ - Plant Spacing: 15 - 20’ - Light Requirements: Sun - Soil & Water Preferences: Average - Quantity: 5 Seeds - Other: The Delicious Fruit Of The Paw Paw Tree Grows To The Size Of A Sweet Potato And Tastes Like A Cross Between An Apple & A Banana. I Had Never Eaten A Paw Paw Fruit Until A Few Years Ago, And It Quickly Moved To The Top Of My Favorite Fruit List! They Are Very Juicy And Refreshing And Have A Great Texture. If You Have Never Tried These Before, I Recommend You Immediately Drop Everything You Are Doing And Rush To The Store To Get One!