Pawpaw news! Here you see the first harvest of a Pawpaw tree (North America’s largest native fruit) I planted almost a decade ago.

Sitting in the bowl, they were almost overpoweringly aromatic, and the scent was sweet. Processed, they yielded three cups of pulp and a lot of seeds. The pulp went into two loaves of sweetbread.

And that’s it for this year!

Stay tuned for my Ted Talk about why you should grow your own and not forage native plants.

#NativePlants #pawpaws

Pawpaw news! Here you see the first harvest of a Pawpaw tree (North America’s largest native fruit) I planted almost a decade ago.

Sitting in the bowl, they were almost overpoweringly aromatic, and the scent was sweet. Processed, they yielded three cups of pulp and a lot of seeds. The pulp went into two loaves of sweetbread.

And that’s it for this year!

Stay tuned for my Ted Talk about why you should grow your own and not forage native plants.

#NativePlants #pawpaws

Elusive fruit - Growing native pawpaws

The pawpaw tree produces the largest edible fruit of any tree #native to North America. Learn about growing it in your yard from enthusiastic #Takoma Park residents, in this blog from Friends of Native Trees in Takoma (FONTT). #NativePlants#NorthAmericanPawpaw

https://fontt.org/2025/08/13/bringing-the-pawpaw-challenge-to-takoma-park/

Elusive fruit - Growing native pawpaws

The pawpaw tree produces the largest edible fruit of any tree #native to North America. Learn about growing it in your yard from enthusiastic #Takoma Park residents, in this blog from Friends of Native Trees in Takoma (FONTT). #NativePlants#NorthAmericanPawpaw

https://fontt.org/2025/08/13/bringing-the-pawpaw-challenge-to-takoma-park/

One of the neat things about heightening my focus towards life around me, even the smallest of insects, is that when I pause to observe one thing, my stillness often invites others to move into frame.

In this case a sutured longhorn beetle caught my attention and then a ligated furrow bee stopped by.

#florespondence #nativeplants #nativepollinators