Resource Management Minutes

Paw Paw Seed Collection

September 2020

Early fall is pawpaw season! Pawpaw trees bear the largest edible fruit found in the United States and belong to the scientific family Annonaceae, a group of around 2400 species, of which pawpaw is the only species in the family not found in the tropics. This gives the pawpaw fruit its tropical taste, often considered a mix between a mango and a banana. Learn about how the parks' resource management division is collecting pawpaw seeds to aid in the restoration of native habitats within the three river parks of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, Bluestone National Scenic River, and Gauley River National Recreation Area.

 

Duration:

1 minute, 36 seconds

Learn about how the parks' resource management division is collecting pawpaw seeds to aid in the restoration of native habitats within the three river parks of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, Bluestone National Scenic River, and Gauley River National Recreation Area.