This story was authored by Eric Larson. Tom Hunt, the owner and manager of the Mohican Preservation Arboretum, told me recently that we are at the end of […] ...

Take Valerie Libbey's orchard in Washington Court House, Ohio, about an hour's drive from Columbus. Libbey grows 100 pawpaw trees and said she was surprised to see the fruit dropping from trees in ...

The resilient, native fruit has a cult following and could be small farms’ hedge against climate change in a fast-warming ...

He added that the easiest way to observe the effect of changing weather patterns on pawpaws is when the trees flower, which tends to happen earlier now than before. Chris Chmiel, who owns and operates ...

Valerie Libbey carries buckets as she irrigates pawpaw trees, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, at her farm in Washington Court House, Ohio. Credit: AP/Joshua A. Bickel “We’re definitely seeing kind ...

Chris Chmiel, who owns and operates a small farm in Albany, Ohio, about 90 minutes southeast of Columbus, said he used to have several hundred pawpaw trees but is down to about 100 this year ...

Stretching from Ontario to South Florida, pawpaw trees thrive along the East Coast. However, in regions like Ohio—home to an annual pawpaw festival—and Kentucky, growers are noting some ...