Editor's note: This article was first published in fall 2023. It’s fall and farmers markets are flush with fresh local apples and other produce, but one Hoosier delicacy — the pawpaw — remains rare at ...

Right now, there’s a native, tropical-tasting fruit ripening in forests throughout the United States. The Asimina triloba, commonly known as pawpaw, is found from New York to Florida and as far west ...

The pawpaw tree (Asimini triloba) is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree native to North America. It’s known for its large edible fruit, tropical appearance, and colorful fall foliage. The fruit ...

Winter can be the good time to evaluate your home landscape and make plans for planting new trees and shrubs when spring arrives. The starkness of the winter landscape, especially under a blanket of ...

Roda Ogake a paw paw farmer checks some of her fruits at her Riosiri home in Kisii County. [Sammy Omingo, Standard] Growing up in an African home, I noticed that whenever one had digestive distress, ...

In this edition of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee introduces you to a native Indiana tree that produces green blooms that turn purple and eventually produce the pawpaw fruit, ...

Pawpaws are so complex, their common names show their range as a Pennsylvania native, yet surprisingly tropical, fruit. As summer fades into fall, it’s prime time for pawpaws in Lancaster County and ...

The pawpaw tree, which produces Ohio's official native fruit, is common throughout the state. Pawpaw fruit tastes like a combination of banana, mango, and pineapple and is harvested in late summer and ...

Have you ever tried pawpaw fruit? Though it's native to every county in North Carolina, you're likely in the majority if you haven't. To some N.C. residents, however, pawpaw is a beloved staple. In ...

Editor’s Note: Kansas City Star visuals intern Zachary Linhares is a native of Missouri and has a passion for pawpaws, the official state fruit of Missouri. Linhares shared what he knows about how to ...

Unexpected Plants and Animals of Indiana: What is roughly the size of a potato, tastes like a banana and had its own dedicated month on the Native American Shawnee tribe’s calendar? It’s not a riddle ...