{"id":281,"date":"2021-04-01T10:35:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T14:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/forsyth\/?p=281"},"modified":"2022-12-13T10:41:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T15:41:58","slug":"landscape-worthy-native-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/forsyth\/landscape-worthy-native-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Landscape-worthy Native Tree<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"273\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/forsyth\/files\/2022\/12\/pawpaw-tree-273x300.jpg\" alt=\"A pawpaw tree in early bloom displaying its striking deep purple flower.\" class=\"wp-image-282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/forsyth\/files\/2022\/12\/pawpaw-tree-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/forsyth\/files\/2022\/12\/pawpaw-tree.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The striking flowers of native pawpaw trees transform into an edible fruit with high food value. Photo by H.N. Kolich.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Heather N. Kolich, ANR Agent, UGA Extension Forsyth County<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pawpaws (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uky.edu\/hort\/Pawpaw\"><em>Asimina triloba<\/em><\/a><em>) <\/em>are small, hardy, native trees that make a lovely addition to landscapes. While many trees boast spring blooms, pawpaw flowers turn into edible fruit that feeds people as well as wildlife. The tree is the host plant for zebra swallowtail butterflies. They are shade-tolerant and feature large leaves that deer don\u2019t care to eat. Pawpaws are blooming now along the Big Creek Greenway at Bethelview (look for the pawpaw sign) and at the Sustainable Community Orchard at Chattahoochee Pointe Park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pawpaws (Asimina triloba) are small, hardy, native trees that make a lovely addition to landscapes. While many trees boast spring blooms, pawpaw flowers turn into edible fruit that feeds people as well as wildlife. The tree is the host plant for zebra swallowtail butterflies. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":192,"featured_media":282,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[106,105,107],"class_list":["post-281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anr","tag-georgia-native-plants","tag-native-trees","tag-pawpaw"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/forsyth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/forsyth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/forsyth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/forsyth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/192"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/forsyth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=281"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/forsyth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":283,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/forsyth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281\/revisions\/283"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/forsyth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/forsyth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/forsyth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/forsyth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}