Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Papaya trees, 1 by rjuddharrison

rjuddharrison wrote:
If the papayas survive the winter, then you have lovely gifts to give friends :) - Everyone is always thrilled to get one. I have alot of people requesting them. Once they come out of the green house in spring, if there is no location for it yet, I simply pull them out of the small pot and re-pot them. Since they are root bound, it does not mess with the roots, and your able to re-pot a couple sizes up. Be careful not to pot up too big as they hate wet feet. I wait until june to put them in the ground because the spring rains may kill them. They pretty much like to be dry at the end of the day. This picture is a yearling- I planted it pretty late- at the beginning of August, and it's growing rather fast. It is about 7 feet tall, would have been taller if I hadn't waited so long.