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mappin pawpaws and the butterflies (Zebra swallowtails) who depend on them to see where their northern border is. it's somewhere between Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin, but where that line is exactly is very fuzzy

Pink is all the Zebra swallowtails, green is pawpaw trees themselves

The border here is changing now, because climate change and contemporary plant interest, but I suspect, and am looking for hard proof, that local Indigenous folks in the area moved pawpaw north of this edge more than is documented "officially"

Since some people have asked me, if you're looking to pollinate your local pawpaws right now for future autumnal enjoyment, here's Cothron's guide. Depending on where you are, this needs to happen asap or within the next week or so.

*meme voice* let me innnn!

One of the most interesting things that I’ve gotten to learn about my paw paw is that he used to be in the National Guard and he helped escort the Little Rock Nine into Little Rock Central High School. I found this out back junior high (intermediate when I went) when I had to do an interview of one of my grandparents who lived through the 50’s for my history class.