Pawpaws, tropical fruits tasting of banana, mango, and pineapple, grow in Canada despite their short shelf life and difficult cultivation. Once abundant in North America and cultivated by Indigenous peoples, they're now found in small quantities in southern Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia, with farmers like Thomas Mathias using innovative techniques to produce commercial crops.
Pawpaws, a tropical fruit tasting like banana, mango, and pineapple combined, grow wild and cultivated in southern Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia. Once abundant in North America and cultivated by Indigenous peoples, pawpaws nearly disappeared as forests were cleared but are now experiencing renewed interest through small-scale farms like Mathias Farm in Ontario's Niagara region.