Papaya plants grow in three sexes: male, female, hermaphrodite. The male produces only pollen, never fruit. The female will produce small, inedible fruits unless pollinated. The hermaphrodite can self-pollinate since its flowers contain both male stamens and female ovaries. 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 rather succulent and soft wooded, and never develops true bark. It’s ringed with prominent scars from previous leaf stems and incorporates 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.There are three different tree types, female plants, male plants and bisexual plants. The female and bisexual plants are the only ones that produce fruit. Depending at the tree type, this fruit is small to medium round or medium to large oblong shape. Fruit flesh is usually yellow, despite the fact that some red and orange types exist as well.
The most efficient place to plant a papaya is at the south or south-east side of a house with 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.
Dig a hole about twice the size of the bag in which the young tree is growing.
Take away the soil from the hole and add some compost and manure.
Being a good source of Vitamin A and Papain, this fruit helps in taking out dead skin cells along side breaking down the inactive proteins
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