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How to Tell When Pawpaws Are Ripe

How to Tell When Pawpaws Are Ripe The largest native fruit to North America, the Pawaaw has a custard-like texture and a sweet, tropical flavor. But, to fully enjoy this fruit, you must eat it when it’s at peak ripeness. Ideally, Pawpaws are picked slightly underripe, this allows you to get to them before they drop and critters eat them.

Pawpaw Bread Recipe - With Video

Pawpaw Bread Recipe - With Video Known for its tropical taste and banana-like texture, Pawpaw fruit is America's best-kept secret.

Pawpaw Recipe Round-Up

Pawpaw Recipe Round-Up Unlike most tree fruits that you can store and take advantage of for weeks, the pawpaw is only ripe for 2-4 days, making a tight window for one to enjoy this unusual, mild flavored fruit.

Acclimating New Plants & Trees

Acclimating New Plants & Trees Properly acclimating new plants and trees helps avoid stress and provides them with the best start possible. Get your new transplants established smoothly.

The Science of Grafted Fruit Trees

The Science of Grafted Fruit Trees There are vast differences between grafted fruit trees and seed-grown fruit trees. Learn why you don't get true-to-name fruit by planting seeds.

Fruit Trees: Years to Fruit

Fruit Trees: Years to Fruit Does it really take as long as you think before you are harvesting homegrown fruit? Find out how many years it takes your fruit trees to bear fruit.

An EZ Start® to Growing Trees

An EZ Start® to Growing Trees Some folks prefer to transplant fruit and nut trees with soil around the roots. The alternative to bareroot: potted trees grown in our Stark® EZ-Start® program.

All About Pawpaws

All About Pawpaws Learn about pawpaw trees, how to grow them, and why this native fruit is a must-have for home gardeners.

Adding Fruit to Your Homestead

Adding Fruit to Your Homestead For over 200 years, Stark Bro's Nursery has been helping homesteaders across America live more self-sufficient lifestyles. As the oldest continually operating nursery in the country, we've curated a time-tested collection of over 300 unique varieties of fruit trees, nut trees and berry plants.

Small Space Growing

Small Space Growing Maximize your growing space and your harvest! Not all of us have acres of land to work with but that doesn’t mean you can't have a plentiful harvest right out of your backyard. With proper planning you can create your own edible oasis - whether a patio filled with pots and containers or a modest backyard that you can line with fruit trees and bushes.

Best Fruits for Partial Shade

Best Fruits for Partial Shade Let’s face it, as much as we might all desire several acres of blazing sunlight to grow everything under the full face of the sun, many of us live in suburban or urban environments that present a challenge when we want to grow our own food.

Native Varieties that Thrive in the Cultivated Garden

Native Varieties that Thrive in the Cultivated Garden Growing a variety of fruiting trees in your yard makes for a rewarding harvest but can also sometimes mean problem solving for many different plants at once. So why not imitate nature, which problem solves on its own?

Pecan Tree Pollination in a Nutshell

Pecan Tree Pollination in a Nutshell Pecan trees bloom and shed pollen at separate times, making pecan tree pollination different from fruit trees. Learn about Type I and Type II pecan trees.

Fruit Tree Care: Fall Planting

Fruit Tree Care: Fall Planting At Stark Bro’s, we want to give you, the grower, every opportunity to succeed. Shipping trees in the fall is one. Here are some advantages to fall planting.