What to know about pawpaws and finding their fruit in Indiana

Pawpaws are the largest native edible fruits in the U.S.

The fruit tastes like a mashup of banana, pineapple and mango

Hoosiers can find the fruit around the state as they ripen in September and October.

Editor's note: This article was first published in 2023. We are republishing it as part of our fall coverage.

It’s fall and farmers markets are flush with fresh local apples and other produce, but one Hoosier delicacy — the pawpaw — remains rare at many farm stands.

To help Hoosiers find the largest native edible fruits in the U.S., which taste like a mashup of banana, pineapple and mango, we’ve dedicated this edition of Scrub Hub to answer:

How can Hoosiers find and identify pawpaw trees?

We’ve harvested information from a variety of sources and spoke with Andrew Reuter, who