If you want a real exotic plant in your garden, the undemanding Indian banana might be just the thing for you.
The Indian banana (three-lobed papau; Asimina triloba) actually comes from North America and is called Pawpaw by the Indians there. And this tree in particular would be a beautiful piece of jewelry in the home garden. Above all, he would be a real rarity. In addition, it produces very tasty, sweet and vitamin-rich fruits. According to the descriptions of the Pötschke nursery, its fruit tastes like banana, pineapple, mango and vanilla! If that isn't a delicious mixture.
The tree grows relatively slowly, no more than 30 centimeters a year and reaches its final height at only 3 to 4 metres. Please bear in mind that you cannot expect fruit in the first few years. But that is also the case with many other fruit trees.
The Indian banana copes very well with the local temperatures. The tree is hardy and does not mind minus temperatures down to -20 degrees.
Fruits are ripe in August
Once the tree has reached a certain size, it will form the first flowers in spring. The fruits are then ripe from August. They don't all ripen at the same time, so you can harvest well into October.
Here is a picture of the fruits of the Indian tree from our reader Mrs. Bettina Stein:
The Indian tree is frost-resistant down to a temperature of -20 degrees and needs a sunny and warm location. The fruits are up to 20 centimeters long and have a yellowish soft flesh that tastes very delicious. You can easily spoon out the flesh from the fruit.