If you want to eat a pawpaw, you’ve got to be quick. Pawpaws, or “hillbilly bananas,” have to ripen on the tree, which means they usually fall to the ground when they are ready. “One of the funny, key ...

Burl Ives. side 1: Blue Tail Fly; side 2: Shoo Fly [track 1] Way Down Yonder in the Paw Paw Patch [track 2] (Decca 9-88140). 45 rpm. Side 1 was recorded in 1952. Side 2 was recorded in 1953.

There's a fruit that grows on farms in 40 states. It is native to much of the eastern U.S., and it has its own song. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "WAY DOWN YONDER IN THE PAW PAW PATCH") BURL IVES: (Singing) ...

Pawpaws are so complex, their common names show their range as a Pennsylvania native, yet surprisingly tropical, fruit. As summer fades into fall, it’s prime time for pawpaws in Lancaster County and ...

Down in the darkness of the forest, you’ll find a plant that looks more at home in the rainforests of South America than the valleys of Missouri. It has large, deeply green leaves roughly the size and ...