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October 22, 2020 by Wren Smith

Virtual Discovery Station: Native Tree Series, Part 4 – Pawpaw

Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) Pawpaw is a common understory tree in Bernheim.  You’ll find several pawpaw patches on the Bent Twig Trail, near a circular sitting area. The leaves are large, […]

Filed Under: Virtual Discovery Stations Tagged With: Native Trees, Pawpaw

October 13, 2020 by Wren Smith

Virtual Discovery Stations: Native Trees

In this eleven part series, Volunteer Naturalist shares history, lore, and information about some of Kentucky’s finest native tree species. Each of these species can be found here at Bernheim. […]

Filed Under: Plants Tagged With: Black Walnut, Native Trees, Pawpaw, Poplar, Sassafras, Spicebush, Tulip Poplar

May 14, 2019 by Matthew London

Bernheim at 90: Celebrating the Pawpaw

Asimina triloba, commonly referred to as the Pawpaw, is a deciduous fruit tree native to the eastern, southern, and mid-western United States. Pawpaw is one of the northern most representatives […]

Filed Under: 90th, Arboretum, Bernheim at 90, Blog, Homepage Blog Feed, Horticulture, Plant Collections Tagged With: 90th, Arboretum. Collections, horticulture, Pawpaw

April 26, 2019 by Wren Smith

Bernheim at 90: Bringing Bernheim Home with You

Every place you visit and love becomes a part of you. You might say that those places go home with us. They become, as Bernheim’s Education Director Whitney Wurzel  likes […]

Filed Under: 90th, Bernheim at 90, Homepage Blog Feed Tagged With: butterfly, Caterpillar, Edible Garden, larva, monarch, Pawpaw, Spicebush, Swallowtail

April 25, 2017 by Kelly Vowels

It's Pawpaw Blooming Time

Asimina triloba, or Pawpaw, are blooming here at Bernheim Forest. Pawpaw is a small shrub that grows in the understory of mesic forest and small woodland openings. It can grow […]

Filed Under: Blog, Phenology, Research Tagged With: Caterpillar, Pawpaw, sphinx, spring, zebra swallowtail

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