Pawpaw craze hits Missouri as festivals and farmers embrace the custardy native fruit

At the First Annual Pawpaw Festival in Ferguson customers lined up to get a taste of an elusive fruit. Despite the relatively low profile of the fruit, some customers already knew what to expect. Will Colbert was wearing a shirt with a brightly colored pawpaw pattern. In one arm was a newly purchased live pawpaw tree.

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