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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.