Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Seedling Papayas bloom., 1 by rjuddharrison

rjuddharrison wrote:
Cool!
Were you surprised at how many successfully grew! I sure was- was giving trees away left and right to pleased friends.
I read about Papaya trees, and well...the information seemed confusing, and my trees were doing all different things. I read about - male, female so planted them in pairs and 3's. They all bloomed, all bore fruit? I bought the original in the grocery store- so mabe something from Costa Rica? I just love the look of them though. Mine over winter fairly well- I see you have discovered the "transplant" quota- I wrote some of my experiences down for overwintering that may be helpful- It was a long road of trial and error- but alas I am on the 7th generation of trees from that one papaya 7 years ago! I grow a batch to over winter in case the winter is cold. Like you say- they grow and bloom fast.

Here is the link http://davesgarden.com/journal/ed/index.php?tabid=1993