The deciduous tree supports the zebra swallowtail butterfly — a species that has all but disappeared from the Pittsburgh ...

Winter can be the good time to evaluate your home landscape and make plans for planting new trees and shrubs when spring arrives. The starkness of the winter landscape, especially under a blanket of ...

Buckeyes aren't the only trees Ohio is known for. There's a native tree that bears delicious fruit instead of poisonous nuts. Have you ever heard of the pawpaw tree or its fruit? Well, guess what? The ...

Whether you call it an Appalachian banana, custard apple or banango, the pawpaw used to be common in Eastern Iowa. The Bur Oak Land Trust is trying to bring back the lumpy green-skinned fruit because ...

They say fruit is nature’s candy. But what about a fruit that’s only ripe for a week or two out of the year and can’t even be ...

Gary Vondrasek, of Edwardsville, displays his own pawpaw pudding, from his own recipe, along with a display of pawpaw fruits harvested from his own backyard, in his own backyard. He accompanied the ...

Pawpaws, this is your moment! National Pawpaw Day is Sept. 21, and the Ohio Pawpaw Festival in Southeast Ohio is happening Sept. 15-17. If you are unfamiliar with the pawpaw fruit, the National Park ...

Have you heard of the pawpaw tree? It’s affectionately called the Indiana Banana. Rosie Lerner, a retired Purdue University consumer horticulture specialist, wrote about pawpaws. “The pawpaw has been ...

I have been introduced to the pawpaw plant (and have eaten the delicious fruit it produces) and was told it can grow successfully on Long Island. Yes! You can grow a pawpaw here on Long Island. The ...

DESCRIBED AS a hardy tropical fruit that tastes like a cross between a banana, mango, and pineapple, the Asimina triloba was seemingly once so plentiful that it ...

The region will feel chilly weather this weekend. Let's go over your autumn garden tasks before winter comes. Plus, readers ...