If you're interested in growing fruit trees in your garden, consider choosing native varieties. Native fruit trees require less maintenance than non-native ones because they are well-adapted to the ...

Most people associate fruit with species that were introduced to North America from other continents, such as citrus, apples, and peach trees, which all originated in Asia. However, native gardening ...

Buckeyes aren't the only trees Ohio is known for. There's a native tree that bears delicious fruit instead of poisonous nuts. Have you ever heard of the pawpaw tree or its fruit? Well, guess what? The ...

While many people have never heard of them, pawpaws are the largest edible tree fruit native to the U.S. They aren’t often found in a grocery store because they don’t ship well, but there’s increasing ...

Cindy Higgerson picks serviceberries at Flourish Farm and Folk School on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in Godfrey, Illinois. Serviceberries, or juneberries, grow on shrubs and trees across the Midwest and ...

The pawpaw tree, which produces Ohio's official native fruit, is common throughout the state. Pawpaw fruit tastes like a combination of banana, mango, and pineapple and is harvested in late summer and ...