Valerie Libbey holds a normal-sized pawpaw, left, next to a drought-affected pawpaw from her farm, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in Washington Court House, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Valerie Libbey carries buckets as she irrigates pawpaw trees, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, at her farm in Washington Court House, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Drought yellows the leaves of a pawpaw tree Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, at a farm in Washington Court House, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

A pawpaw grows on a leafless tree affected by drought, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, at a farm in Washington Court House, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Valerie Libbey fills up a bucket with water while irrigating her pawpaw trees, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, at her farm in Washington Court House, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Valerie Libbey picks up a just-fallen ripe pawpaw, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, at her farm in Washington Court House, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

A pawpaw fruit grows on a tree, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, at a farm in Washington Court House, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)