"There's nothing quite like the pawpaw," said Rob Brannan, a food science professor at Ohio University's Department of Food and Nutrition Sciences. "It's the only temperate member of a tropical fruit ...

North America’s largest native tree fruit is ripening in forest understories and home landscapes across central Illinois this week. Pawpaws (Asimina triloba) are an often-unknown fruit tree to many ...

More than 200 researchers attended the 5th International Pawpaw Conference held at Kentucky State University’s Harold R. Benson Research and Demonstration Farm in Frankfort, Sept. 9-11. (Photo ...

Compared to your average apple, the American pawpaw is a fruit to behold. Asimina Triloba, commonly known as the pawpaw, cannot be found on the shelves of a corner store or supermarket. Instead, ...

The season is short (just a few weeks between the end of August and early October) which explains why they’ve never gone mainstream. But if climate change has anything to say about it, they could ...

Backyard gardens have begun to wane, field corn is coming in, and the first few leaves of Sumac (Rhus sp.), Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) and others are starting to change. Late ...

Peter Gibbs and a panel of passionate horticulturalists soak up the sights, scents and seasonal inspiration of the Rutland Flower Show while digging into the famous GQT postbag. Show more Our pear ...

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Hi, we’re Magali & Stefan. We live with nature on a Zone 5b–6a piece of land here in Canada, and it’s an honour to care for it. We grow our own food and help restore native biodiversity to the land.