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

If you’re in the market for new trees, consider planting natives. They are generally lower maintenance than exotic species, ...

Several other pawpaw trees reside in the gardens surrounding the National Museum of the American Indian. Evich and his team currently oversee one pawpaw tree in the museum’s garden. But the tree ...

When Duke first tried a pawpaw from one of her maturing trees, she found it to be deliciously ... not always appealing to American consumers. The pulp freezes well, but processing it is labor ...

The North American Pawpaw tree (Asimina triloba) is a member of the Annonaceae or custard apple family – the only member that is native to the mainland United States (the eastern part of the country).

some of his pawpaw trees came from the wild, where the plants were exposed to several microclimates and habitats. The pawpaw was domesticated by Native American tribes, and has supplemented many ...

What Are Pawpaws? According to Dr. James L. Chamberlain, pawpaws are the largest tree fruit native to the United States. They ripen only for a very short time in late summer and early fall. Despite ...

The prairie banana, the hillbilly mango, the Husker banana – the pawpaw has many names ... and a few diehard fans.