Author: S. Baker If you’ve grown up in the Maryland/Virginia area you may have heard of our October “native plant of the month”: the paw-paw tree (Asimina triloba). This small, deciduous tree (or large shrub) is found from the mid-Atlantic region and west to Missouri. Because they are a short, understory tree, they tend to grow most often in low-lying, moist, shady places but have been found anywhere from river bottoms to hill tops. The dark green leaves of the paw paw tree a