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An Overlooked Native Fruit Finds Its Niche
Growing Greener
English - September 13, 2023 10:00 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsHome & Garden Leisure Science Earth Sciences Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Compact, beautiful, and trouble-free, the pawpaw is the northernmost representative of a tropical fruit family, a North American native tree that bears large fruits with a delicious, exotic flavor over an extended season, while also supporting a host of native butterflies and moths. Sheri Crabtree of Kentucky State University’s Pawpaw Program explains why this gem never made it into commercial fruit orchards and why it is ideal for the home garden.