POWHATAN COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Powhatan State Park’s Pawpaw Festival is returning in September, bringing with it two running races, vendors, music and other festivities. Ever heard of a pawpaw?

Pawpaw fruit is often called the “Poor Man’s Banana” because its taste is a cross between a banana and a mango with a hint of pineapple. Perhaps you’ve never heard of a pawpaw, let alone eaten one.

Sep. 27—The pawpaw fruit. Green, pear-shaped, backed by a natural history of tens of millions of years and the largest native fruit in West Virginia. Some folks find it to have a smooth, tropical ...

The first pawpaw I ever saw was in a town in Michigan. It wasn’t long before I learned that the town was named after the pawpaw tree (Asimina triloba). Turns out there are also communities called Paw ...

On a wooded hillside along the banks of the Allegheny River, Gabrielle Marsden brushed up against an oblong leaf: Asimina triloba—the American pawpaw. The deciduous tree bears North America's largest ...

HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW: Pawpaws, a native fruit with custard texture and mellow, mango-banana flavor, can't be found in stores due to its ultrashort shelf life. Photo by Sarah Wickers, courtesy of ...

On a wooded hillside along the banks of the Allegheny River, Gabrielle Marsden brushed up against an oblong leaf: Asimina triloba. The American pawpaw.The deciduous tree bears North America’s largest ...

Pawpaws, Ohio's largest native fruit, are in season from the end of August through early October. A pawpaw lassi might sound like a drink made in the tropics, and it tastes that way too — like a blend ...