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In Ohio, drought and shifting weather patterns affect North America's largest native fruit (apnews.com)

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WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio (AP) — Stubborn drought in Ohio and the shifting weather patterns influenced by climate change appear to be affecting North America’s largest native fruit: the pawpaw.

Avocado-sized with a taste sometimes described as a cross between a mango and banana, the pawpaw is beloved by many but rarely seen in grocery stores in the U.S. due to its short shelf life. The fruit grows in various places in the eastern half of North America, from Ontario to Florida. But in parts of Ohio, which hosts an annual festival dedicated to the fruit, and Kentucky, some growers this year are reporting earlier-than-normal harvests and bitter-tasting fruit, a possible effect of the extreme weather from the spring freezes to drought that has hit the region.

Take Valerie Libbey’s orchard in Washington Court House, about an hour’s drive from Columbus. Libbey grows 100 pawpaw trees and said she was surprised to see the fruit dropping from trees in the first week of August instead of mid-September.

“I had walked into the orchard to do my regular irrigation and the smell of the fruit just hit me,” said Libbey, who added that this year’s harvest period was much shorter than in previous years and the fruits themselves were smaller and more bitter.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I have never heard of this fruit.

And I lived in Ohio for almost ten years. What is wrong with me?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

You aren’t alone, I’ve never heard of it either. Though it sounds like something worth planting

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I've only found them in farmers markets in the Midwest. They are DELICIOUS! The article is right, they taste kind like a combination of mango and banana. They have some large seeds you have to eat around, and the skin isn't super tasty, but the inside is great!

Pro-tip, the ones that look old and brown are the ones that are ripe and ready to eat, the ones that look yellow-green need another day or two to fully ripen.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They are not easy to grow. And they are male and female so you have to have both for fruits. I don't know the ratio, or much beyond that, I've never gotten a pod to sprout...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Guerrilla planting it it is. Why shouldn’t vacant lots have a few of them