Small-flower pawpaw (asimina parviflora) Savannah, Georgia, on Roger Warlick Drive
Google Earth link showing where the walking path starts
iNaturalist obseveration
On Roger Warlick Drive, there are walking paths on both sides of the roads, with one made of black tarmac, and the other sidewalk, and the one with the sidewalk is separated most of the way from the road by a chain-link fence. (It’s a public sidewalk, idk what the fence is for)
At the intersection of Compass Point Drive and Roger Warlick Drive, is an entreance to the sidewalk path.
[ID: A photograph of a small-flower pawpaw stem. The leave are large and medium green, with smooth edges and slightly pointed tips. The stem is grey-brown, with small round buds at the base of each leaf, and in a zig-zagging shape. The leaves are alternate, appearing in a zig-zag pattern to match the stem. At the tip of the stem is a small fuzzy leaf node. There are leaves and grass in the background End ID.]
As of July 4th 2021, it is has at least five fruit!
this is the best picture I could get, I’ll take better ones tomorrw.
[ID: A slightly grainy photograph showing the fruit on a small-flower pawpaw tree. The fruit is clustered near the trunk, and is light green, with four fruits emerging from a central point, held away from the trunk on a very short stem. The fruit is small, with the largest about the size of a golfball. End ID.]
There are what appear to be multiple seedlings around the base of the plant, too! :D
If in the fall I can manage to get even one fruit to start seeds from I will be happy.
Pawpaws are the only kind of plant Zebra swallowtail butterflies can lay their eggs on!
EDIT July 15th 2021: oh my god there are literally over 30 different plants along this walking trail AND more on the other side of the road!