On a wooded hillside along the banks of the Allegheny River, Gabrielle Marsden brushed up against an oblong leaf: Asimina ...

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 ...

Increasing the use of native plants, growing your own food and supporting butterflies are all admirable goals. You can accomplish all three by planting pawpaw trees. These trees — which you’ll ...

The deciduous tree bears North America’s largest native fruit and supports the zebra swallowtail butterfly — a species that ...

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 ...

There’s a good chance that you’ve never heard of a pawpaw, let alone tasted one. That’s because pawpaws are quite rare and not usually found in grocery stores. These hard-to-find fruits are sought ...

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 ...

Pawpaws are the fruit of a hardy understory tree native to parts of the U.S. They used to be everywhere, but most Americans today have never heard of them. The tropical-tasting fruit is hard to farm ...

Whether you call it an Appalachian banana, custard apple or banango, the pawpaw used to be common in Eastern Iowa. The Bur Oak Land Trust is trying to bring back the lumpy green-skinned fruit because ...

A ripened pawpaw rests on the ground after falling from a tree at George E. Kessler Park in Kansas City. Ripe pawpaws have a sweet custard like flesh, a yellowish hue, and are soft to the touch.

The winter months give us a little extra time to think about new things, including our home landscape for the coming year. Some people have installed backyard orchards, choosing the more typical fruit ...