Indian Banana - ASIMINA TRILOBA

Origin country

Croatia

Origin region

Zagreb County

Quantity available

10,000 Unit

Courier delivery

Yes

Asimina triloba (Indian Banana - Pawpaw) RESISTANT TO HAIL AND VERY LATE FROST

NATURALLY, EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO OFFER, BUT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW!!!

When buying seedlings, you need to think carefully and analyze everything offered on the market. Like with cars, you have basic and additional equipment. If you buy additional equipment, you know why you paid for it and what to expect from it.

The seedling must be able to bear fruit quickly, must be grafted, and it is important what kind of substrate it is in so that the root can develop quickly. The root ball must be proper because if it is tangled, the plant will not develop for years. The substrate must be full of nutrients so that the plant can quickly develop after the transplant shock. Regular feeding is necessary, but you must know with what and must be able to see how it works. Given the age of the seedling, it can flower but will also abort because an improper root cannot support the fruit or is too weak or too old. You have the right to ask to see the tree that bore fruit and how much it bore. Whether it is one tree or a plantation or several plantations. Whether you can taste the fruits. In short, the presentation should cover everything needed to make the right decision. If the plants are grafted, where are the mother trees from which they were grafted, and what are the characteristics of the fruit from that tree. Whether the variety is early, medium, or late, self-pollinating. When you buy a seedling, ARE YOU LEFT TO YOURSELF??? You will never get an answer if something goes wrong, nor will anyone guide you to prevent it from going wrong.

So with us, you can see plantations that are 6 years old (from now) yielding over 50 kilos per tree. A plantation that is 3 years old (from now) - which will bear fruit in 2019 - 20 kg, 2020 - 40 kg (photo below). In total, we own over 3 hectares of our own plantations and over 10 hectares with cooperators. You can see the cultivation of seedlings from the very beginning, from seeds (but from wild asiminas coming from the USA - not from hybrids, VERY IMPORTANT). For example, as if you went to the store, bought a Pink Lady apple, took out the seed, and planted it - it didn’t occur to you. Will you allow others to work for you? You can see how they were grafted, when, and how much they have progressed. In short, you see everything from seed to MATURE SEEDLING. Seedlings end up with the largest wholesalers in the EU where they reach prices up to 70 €.

We are ready to provide a guarantee when buying seedlings from us. Sweetened on the same surface, they must justify all the above; otherwise, we return the money. As we commit to purchasing the crop, the money-back clause will be specified in the Contract.

To summarize, a one-year-old bare-root seedling for 20 kn, 80 kn, or 100 kn containerized (whether bought from us or elsewhere) - according to our knowledge, cannot be profitable as it will bear fruit very late, in 8-10 years. The question is what it will bear and whether you have time to wait for it to happen, and when it does, is it what you expected.

BOTANY

Asimina is a deciduous tree of the northern temperate zone. It belongs to the Annonaceae family, and its origin is North America. Pawpaw is interesting as a unique and unusual fruit tree with a pyramidal shape, straight trunk, and lush dark green hanging leaves that turn golden-brown in autumn. One-year-old plants need to be well watered and kept partially in the shade, which accelerates growth. After that, growth speeds up, and the tree generally needs more sun, reaching 2-3 meters in height in five to seven years.

SOIL AND CULTIVATION

Pawpaw grows best in fertile, well-drained, and acidic soil (pH 5.5-7.0). As a rule, heavy, wet, and alkaline soils should be avoided. When planting fruit trees, the recommended spacing between trees is 3 m, and between rows 2 m. The direction of the rows should be north-south. Two-year-old trees that are 1 m tall can have as many as 40 flower buds. The plant flowers in April, and the flowers are colorful, appearing individually and can reach up to 5 cm in diameter. Natural pollinators are various insects and flies, and pollination can also be done manually with brushes. The fruits ripen from September to October and weigh between 50-500 g, with a size of 7-15 cm.

FERTILIZATION AND PESTS

In its natural habitat, the pest is the Talponia plummeriana moth, which causes the flower to wither. The larva of the Eurytides Boleyn Zebra butterfly - the swallowtail caterpillar - feeds on the leaves, and the fruit surface can be covered with black spots caused by fungal infection. The high level of natural compounds in the tree makes it very resistant to insects and other pests, which are not present in our regions. Fertilization can be done in spring in the form of granular fertilizers, and once a month in May, June, and July, and during the active growth phase, feeding with water-soluble fertilizer 20N-20P-20K. Excellent results have been shown by Italpollina organic fertilizers such as Vulcano and Fulet.

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES OF THE PLANT AND FRUIT

Pawpaw is an excellent food source. The fruit is best eaten fresh when fully ripe, with a tropical, sweet, juicy taste and a fruity and floral aroma. The taste of the fruit is a creamy mixture of banana, mango, avocado, and pineapple. The fruit has potential for sale in fresh form, as an extract for baby food, in dairy products like yogurt and ice cream flavors, and as a dietary supplement. The skin of the fruit is hard, green, and turns yellow and red when ripe. When the fruit is cut open, inside there is white-yellow, soft, and sweet flesh containing enzymes, bioflavonoids, rich in minerals such as chromium, potassium, magnesium, as well as vitamins A, C, B, amino acids, calcium, and iron, and has high energy value. Inside the fruit, there are two rows of brown seeds that are up to 3 cm long. The seeds contain an alkaloid that is emetic; if the seeds are chewed, they affect the digestion of mammals, but if swallowed whole, they just pass through the digestive tract. The leaves and twigs contain an active substance called annonaceous acetogenins-asimicin, which is an anticancer substance and is used for the production of cancer drugs and natural (botanical) pesticides.

CULINARY USE AND STORAGE

When fully ripe, the fruits can stay at room temperature for about five days, while in the refrigerator, they can last about ten days. If the fruits are not fully ripe, they can stay in the refrigerator for about three weeks and then ripen at room temperature for a few days. The primary purpose of the fruits is fresh consumption. They can be used as an addition to various sweet desserts and recipes with little heat, i.e., cooking or baking (fruit drinks, ice cream, fruit salad).

NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON OF PAWPAW AND OTHER FRUITS

Composition Units Pawpaw Banana Apple Orange

Energy Calories 80 92 59 47

Proteins grams 1.2 1.03 0.19 0.94

Total fat grams 1.2 0.48 0.36 0.12

Carbohydrates grams 18.8 23.4 15.25 11.75

Dietary fiber grams 2.6 2.4 2.7 2.4

Vitamins

Vitamin C milligrams 18.3 9.1 5.7 53.2

Thiamine milligrams 0.01 0.045 0.017 0.087

Riboflavin milligrams 0.09 0.1 0.014 0.04

Niacin milligrams 1.1 0.54 0.077 0.282

Minerals

Potassium milligrams 345 396 115 181

Calcium milligrams 63 6 7 40

Phosphorus milligrams 47 20 7 14

Magnesium milligrams 113 29 5 10

Iron milligrams 7 0.31 0.18 0.1

Zinc milligrams 0.9 0.16 0.04 0.07

Copper milligrams 0.5 0.104 0.041 0.045

Manganese milligrams 2.6 0.152 0.045 0.025

Essential amino acids

Histidine milligrams 21 81 3 18

Isoleucine milligrams 70 33 8 25

Leucine milligrams 81 71 12 23

Lysine milligrams 60 48 12 47

Methionine milligrams 15 11 2 20

Cystine milligrams 4 17 3 10

Phenylalanine milligrams 51 38 5 31

Tyrosine milligrams 25 24 4 16

Threonine milligrams 46 34 7 15

Tryptophan milligrams 9 12 2 9

Valine milligrams 58 47 9 40