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 ...

But the pawpaw is the largest edible fruit native to the U.S. and Canada. Also called “poor man’s banana” or “American custard apple,” the pawpaw comes in 27 varieties and belongs to the ...

Have you ever heard of the pawpaw tree or its fruit? No? Well, same, until today. The pawpaw tree is native to Ohio and is in fact extremely common, according to the Ohio Department of Natural ...

“It was like going to heaven on a surfboard.”—Jean Vargas, pawpaw festival attendee Pawpaws are America’s largest edible native fruit, and their ineffable mystique will bring thousands of visitors to ...

Nearby in the Brooklyn neighborhood of South Slope, 71-year-old Reza Farzan has been growing pawpaw fruit trees for over 30 years. Farzan, who moved to the US from Iran, became a pawpaw devotee ...

Even as the tropical-tasting fruit gains popularity through farmer's markets and festivals, the pawpaw faces big hurdles to reaching a mass market. At the First Annual Pawpaw Festival in Ferguson ...

“Just hear me out,” Townsend told his business partner, “we’re putting in a pawpaw orchard.” Pawpaws are North America’s largest native fruit — and are exceedingly rare, found mainly ...

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.

Even as the tropical-tasting fruit gains popularity through farmer's markets and festivals, the pawpaw faces big hurdles to reaching a mass market. At the First Annual Pawpaw Festival in Ferguson, ...