> My white whale is a local pawpaw tree that I have yet to find growing anywhere in the local forests, despite many other foragers fruitful finds. FWIW people

> My white whale is a local pawpaw tree that I have yet to find growing anywhere in the local forests, despite many other foragers fruitful finds. FWIW people hide them next to trees like horse chestnuts and magnolias, both of which have leaflets that look similar from a distance, to prevent folks from taking the fruit. Join your local native plant society, they will hook you up.