{"id":16902,"date":"2021-02-24T15:00:44","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T15:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=16902"},"modified":"2025-02-10T19:21:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T23:21:45","slug":"id-that-tree-paw-paw-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/id-that-tree-paw-paw-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"ID That Tree: Paw Paw Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this edition of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/contact-us\/directory\/lenny-d-farlee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lenny Farlee<\/a>\u00a0introduces you to a native Indiana tree sometimes called the Indiana banana. Meet the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/tQpIqQCDEB8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pawpaw<\/a>, a shade-tolerant, fruit-producing, simple-leaved species.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ID That Tree: Paw Paw Tree\" width=\"670\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tQpIqQCDEB8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions regarding trees, forests, wildlife, wood products or other natural resource topics, feel free to contact us by using our\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/got-nature-blog\/ask-an-expert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/got-nature-blog\/ask-an-expert\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-3744\">Ask an Expert<\/a>\u00a0web page.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/pawpaw-the-midwest-banana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pawpaw: The Midwest Banana?<\/a>, Indiana Yard and Garden \u2013 Purdue Consumer Horticulture<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=HO-220-W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Growing Pawpaws<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension resource center<br \/>\n<a title=\"Permanent Link to Unexpected Plants and Animals of Indiana: Pawpaw tree\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/unexpected-plants-and-animals-of-indiana-pawpaw-tree\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Unexpected Plants and Animals of Indiana: Pawpaw tree<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"ID That Tree Youtube Channel Playlist\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLgoGnq-fak7V9w3jf2Sj_6-pNaw4sX4Ga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ID That Tree<\/a>, Playlist, Purdue Extension \u2013 Forestry and Natural Resources Youtube Channel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_yK8tstEacE&amp;list=PLgoGnq-fak7VTTnF4Bh9HvQnB_azYbAfY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Woodland Management Moment<\/a>, Playlist, Purdue Extension \u2013 Forestry and Natural Resources Youtube Channel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-482-w.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Investing in Indiana Woodlands<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-473-w.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tree Appraisal and the Value of Trees<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-idnr-414.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forest Improvement Handbook<\/a>, The Education Store<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/contact-us\/directory\/lenny-d-farlee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lenny Farlee<\/a>, Sustaining Hardwood Extension Specialist<br \/>\nPurdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this edition of ID That Tree, Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee\u00a0introduces you to a native Indiana tree sometimes called the Indiana banana. Meet the pawpaw, a shade-tolerant, fruit-producing, simple-leaved species. If you have any questions regarding trees, forests, wildlife, wood products or other natural resource topics, feel free to contact us by using our\u00a0Ask [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,80,45,49,622],"tags":[60,63,1148,1364,1365,1163,257,262,1113],"class_list":["post-16902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-forestry","category-trees","category-howto","category-plants","category-woodlands","tag-forestry","tag-how-to","tag-id-that-tree","tag-indiana-banana","tag-pawpaw-tree","tag-plant","tag-purdue-extension","tag-tree","tag-woodland","audience-for-enthusiasts","audience-for-homeowners","audience-for-landowners","audience-for-professionals"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16902"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16902\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31530,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16902\/revisions\/31530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}