The deciduous tree supports the zebra swallowtail butterfly — a species that has all but disappeared from the Pittsburgh ...

They say fruit is nature’s candy. But what about a fruit that’s only ripe for a week or two out of the year and can’t even be ...

Buckeyes aren't the only trees Ohio is known for. There's a native tree that bears delicious fruit instead of poisonous nuts. Have you ever heard of the pawpaw tree or its fruit? Well, guess what? The ...

Have you heard of the pawpaw tree? It’s affectionately called the Indiana Banana. Rosie Lerner, a retired Purdue University consumer horticulture specialist, wrote about pawpaws. “The pawpaw has been ...

The fruit's flavor profile is distinctive, with a sweet, creamy flesh that evokes apple blossoms, cotton candy, and tangerine ...

The fruit has a custard-like texture and a flavor that’s somewhere between a banana and a mango, some say with hints of ...

Stubborn drought in Ohio and the shifting weather patterns influenced by climate change appear to be affecting North America's largest native fruit: the pawpaw. Avocado-sized with a taste sometimes ...

Pawpaws, this is your moment! National Pawpaw Day is Sept. 21, and the Ohio Pawpaw Festival in Southeast Ohio is happening Sept. 15-17. If you are unfamiliar with the pawpaw fruit, the National Park ...

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 ...

Looking to plant something unusual, easy to grow and exotically delicious? Let me introduce you to Asimina triloba, the pawpaw tree. Also known as Hoosier banana, poor man's banana and false banana, ...

QWe would like to plant a tree that bears fruit that the grandkids can eat. We were thinking of a pawpaw tree because a creek runs through our property and pawpaws like moisture. Would one grow well ...

DESCRIBED AS a hardy tropical fruit that tastes like a cross between a banana, mango, and pineapple, the Asimina triloba was seemingly once so plentiful that it ...