Photo by Sarah Wiggins
The pawpaw tree, found in southwestern Ontario’s Carolinian forest, has large and smooth leaves up to 30 centimetres long. Red flowers bloom before those green leaves emerge in the spring, while the fruit starts to ripen in the fall.
You could call Paul DeCampo, above, a pawpaw aficionado. He has had pawpaw trees growing on his property in the city for more than 24 years.
The infamous pawpaw fruit.
