WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The pawpaw tree, which bears the largest fruit native to North America, may bear new fruit for scientists seeking ways to fight cancer. Purdue University researcher Jerry ...

The flowers of the male pawpaw tree contain both the male organ- the stamen - and a pistil- the female organ. However, the pistil is not functional hence the tree cannot produce fruits.

In this week's community spotlight, we take you to Northampton County for a look at a pawpaw tree. The pawpaw tree is native to the east, and it produces a very unique fruit. The fruit has a ...

Let me introduce you to Asimina triloba, the pawpaw tree. Also known as Hoosier banana, poor man’s banana and false banana, the sadly underused fruit tree will transport you to the tropics ...

a potted plum tree accompanied Tristan Shaw to a recent nonprofit luncheon. For the last three years, he has carried a sapling for “emotional support” out to dinner, family parties and even canoeing ...

They usually grow in groves of low trees and along rivers and streams, and anyone lucky enough to have access to a modern-day “pawpaw patch” knows to wait until the oblong fruits begin dropping from ...

Gearing up to decorate for Christmas 2022? Here’s why you should consider investing in a potted tree this year. But if you want to make this year’s celebrations a little more sustainable ...

Today, Mt. Joy Orchard is also home to plum, pear, peach, cherry, elderberry and paw paw trees, more than 100 trees total. The orchard is still mostly apple trees, though, most of which are now ...