Carica Papaya

Category : Outdoor Plants , Fruit Tree

QAR 200.00

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Delivers by Fri 22 Nov 2024

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Description

Papaya plants grow in three sexes: male, female, hermaphrodite. The female will produce small, inedible fruits unless pollinated.

The papaya plant has an erect branch-less trunk 6-20 ft tall, and a palmlike head of foliage at the top. The trunk remains somewhat succulent and soft wooded, and never develops true bark. It is ringed with prominent scars from previous leaf stems and contains an acrid milky latex sap. The leaves are deeply incised and lobed, up to 24 in across and borne on 24 in petioles. The five-petal flowers are fleshy, waxy and fragrant.The female and bisexual plants are the only ones that produce fruit. Depending on the tree type, this fruit is small to medium round or medium to large oblong shape. Fruit flesh is generally yellow, although some red and orange types exist as well.

Common Name	Papaya
Maximum Reachable Height	3-5 mtr.
Difficulty Level	Easy.

Care And Nurture

The best place to plant a papaya is where you found some protection from wind and cold weather.Spread a 3-inch layer of organic mulch around the base of the tree, leaving an 8-inch gap between the edge of the mulch and the tree trunk.

lighting

Full sun.(protect by green in summer from the bright sun)

water

Plants growing in loamy soil only need to be watered every three or four days, but if your papaya plant is growing in well-drained soil it needs watering every other day, or even daily if the weather's hot and dry.

soil and fertilizer

Well-drained soil. fertilize older trees with 1 to 2 pounds of fertilizer once a month.
Remove the soil from the hole and add some compost and manure. Take the plant out of the container.Do not disturb the roots.Place the tree in the centre of the hole.