Paw paws (Asimina triloba) are a survivor from when North America was warmer. They are the only temperate zone tree in a tropical family. You can see that their leaves and large fruit have that jungle ...

After having been the director of the National Butterfly Center in Mission, my vision of nature was transformed. I could see more clearly the importance certain plants played in the sustainability of ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Under normal circumstances, paw-paws start dropping — literally — in New York right about now. But the massive amounts of rain have put a crimp in the 2021 growing season for ...

Paw paw can be described as sweet and delicious with a taste between banana and mango, with perhaps a note of pineapple or citrus. The flavor is delivered in fruit with a creamy custard-like ...

Dear Roger: I visited your garden two years ago to sample the paw-paws. I have since moved to a house with a bigger yard and have room to grow my own. So, I need to know where to buy paw-paw trees. — ...

Any reader immediately understood the Cincinnati Enquirer’s very brief note buried in the edition of Sept. 15, 1881. “Our country exchanges bring up the intelligence that paw-paws are ripe and the ...

Callaway Gardens is famous for a lot of things in the world of nature and certainly, the Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center is among the best in the country. It’s the place to give you a glimpse into the ...

Late summer and early fall might not seem like a very tropical time in Missouri, but it is the best season to find one of the last remaining pieces of the state’s tropical past. I’m talking about the ...

We’re nearing the end of fruit season in Michigan -- the apples are coming in hot (in some cases, literally hot, as in hot cider), but there’s another fruit that is native to Michigan that is in peak ...