Growing Greener

E338 - Celebrate Thanksgiving with Pawpaws – a North American native fruit ideal for the home gardener

Published: November 26, 2025

Duration: 29:01

In a replay of a conversation from September of 2023, Sheri Crabtree of Kentucky State University describes the northernmost species of the tropical custard apple family, the pawpaw, which offers delicious tropical flavor, a creamy texture, and thrives in the backyard garden as far north as USDA Zone 5.