Roda Ogake a paw paw farmer checks some of her fruits at her Riosiri home in Kisii County. [Sammy Omingo, Standard] Growing up in an African home, I noticed that whenever one had digestive ...

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 ...

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 ...

In this edition of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee introduces you to a native Indiana tree sometimes called the Indiana banana. Meet the pawpaw, a shade-tolerant, fruit-producing, ...