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. — ...

A gardening friend planted many fruit trees in the spring of 2009 and though the apples and pears are plentiful, the persimmon, paw paw and quince are still holding out. This year, after the leaves ...

Persimmons grow slowly, are fairly easy to maintain and put on lots of bright, orange fruits in the fall. (Randy L. Rasmussen) Dreaming of a fresh fruit harvest from your own yard? Many fruits grow ...

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 ...

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 ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Mother Nature of the Northeast finally delivers the paw paw starting this week. These green, mango-shaped fruits might be referred to as the "forgotten fruits." This harvest ...

Everyone has their own signals of impending autumn. One friend buys pumpkin and Oktoberfest beers when they start hitting stores in late July because he wants to believe that fall is right around the ...

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 ...

As the folk song lyrics go, when asked where “pretty little Susie” is, the answer is “pickin' up paw-paws, puttin' 'em in her pockets, way down yonder in the paw-paw patch.” A little-known fruit, the ...

There is nothing like ice cream made from fruit that you pick yourself. Most of the fruit found at the grocery store isn’t native to Illinois, but an import introduced centuries ago from Eurasia, ...

DETROIT — It's called the 'Michigan banana' and tastes like a cross between a banana and a mango. While the Mitten is a powerhouse for things like apples and cherries, it's also home to a lesser-known ...

If you want to eat a pawpaw, you’ve got to be quick. Pawpaws, or “hillbilly bananas,” have to ripen on the tree, which means they usually fall to the ground when they are ready. “One of the funny, key ...