According to experts, the fruit typically ripen late August to mid-September. When they turn dark green, feel soft and pull off the tree easily, they're perfect to eat.

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This fruit is shaped like a potato and can be light green to yellow-brown. The Pawpaw fruit tastes like a combination of banana, mango and pineapple, according to Ohio State’s CFAES .

Even very young green fruit will ripen. Should freezing temperatures threaten while the bananas are still on the tree, harvest the entire bunch whether they are full size or not. Bananas exposed ...