Papaya 🧡💛

 Also known in Australia as paw paw trees, these fast growing trees can commence bearing within 12 months of planting. Papaya are often cultivated as garden trees due to their attractive shape, manageable size, large tropical looking foliage, and delicious fruit 🧡💛

Native to southern Mexico and Central America, papaya are now commonly found in tropical and sub tropical climates where they are very easy to grow. Papaya trees are highly productive trees for about 5-6 years. The three types of papaya can all be distinguished by their flowers. If you are growing the male and female papaya, one male will happily fertilize seven females or more.

Bees are the main pollinator so they will need to be able to fly between trees. Fruits take 60-120 days to mature and will need a long warm summer to fully ripen. In warm climates fruits will ripen all year round, and healthy trees can produce 30kg of fruit a season! #daleysfruit #daleysnursery #papaya #papayatree