Got Nature? Blog

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, simple-leaved species.

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Resources
Pawpaw: The Midwest Banana?, Indiana Yard and Garden – Purdue Consumer Horticulture
Growing Pawpaws, The Education Store, Purdue Extension resource center
Unexpected Plants and Animals of Indiana: Pawpaw tree
ID That Tree, Playlist, Purdue Extension – Forestry and Natural Resources Youtube Channel
A Woodland Management Moment, Playlist, Purdue Extension – Forestry and Natural Resources Youtube Channel
Investing in Indiana Woodlands, The Education Store
Tree Appraisal and the Value of Trees, The Education Store
Forest Improvement Handbook, The Education Store

Lenny Farlee, Sustaining Hardwood Extension Specialist
Purdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources