Every state has a state fruit, but few have such historical depth as the scuppernong. While it's known as the state fruit of North Carolina ... which is the sweet bay tree (Magnolia virginiana).

The trees will be put on publicly accessible land across the North ... and green environment. Last week, community representatives went to Coronation Park in Corby to collect their fruit trees ...

These green-splotched salamanders live only in a single 14-mile-long gorge in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains ... Unlike most salamanders, it spends the majority of its life in trees and rock ...