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| I recently bought a c. Waimanalo (sp?). Is it considered a dwarf? I guess it is dwarf compared to 60 ft oaks, but 10 ft seems kinda tall to me.
1) Does height pose problem when harvesting fruit? do I need a ladder?
3) is yous potted or planted inground? thanks |
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| You might get better response in the tropical plants forum. |
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| Sorry you haven't gotten a response to your question here. The forum isn't very active this time of year and I guess there no one who grows papaya in Houston is reading it right now. I had papaya plants volunteer from seeds and a ten foot or so plant produced big fruit, but being in San Antonio the plant succumbed to freezing temps before the fruit ripened. If you do a search for papaya you'll find some pictures I took. Let us know what you find out on the tropical plants forum. We wish you luck! |
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- Posted by ExoticRGVNativesTy 9b TX (My Page) on Fri, Jan 13, 12 at 10:38
| I would definitely plant it in a large container. Our papayas in the lower Rio Grande Valley have lost fruit due to freezing temperatures. In addition, a young Hawaiian Sunrise Papaya we had just planted was killed by last year's cold. Ty |
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- Posted by kentuck_8b __ (My Page) on Sun, Jan 15, 12 at 11:09
| Some papayas grow to 30 feet in height, but I'm not sure what a dwarf grows to since I've never even heard of a dwarf papaya. I always planted mine in the ground after the last frost from a pot which I planted the year before...that way the plant gets more size and the papayas get time to ripen before the Winter frosts set in. My trees grew to between 12 and 15 feet usually, and the fruit were just below the top growth. Some Summers, the trees re-grew from the lower trunk which didn't freeze in the Winter and produced fruit by Fall, but Winter protection would be very helpful. Kt |
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| thank you for your replies. For now, I am overwintering my tree in the garage. That buys me a couple of months b4 I have to decide on a location. I will post in the Tropicals forum. |
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| I grow Mexico Papaya last year in Houston TX from seed in 4/1/2011, 5 ft tall in 4 months and max about 8 ft. Hawaii papaya 10 ft in 4 months 14 ft tall before winter. All leaves drop and new leaves start to come out. Both have a lot of fruits but not mature so I have to cover them from frost and some still survive until today. Enjoy growing Papaya and good luck. |
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- Posted by beachplant 9b (beachplant@excite.com) on Wed, Mar 28, 12 at 13:12
| my neighbor had one that was about 15' tall, but it leaned over so easy to pick the fruit. The cold year before last killed it. They grow fast from seeds but for fruit you might want to start with a tree that is already growing. Don't top them, most are not normally branching and it can kill them. Tally HO! |
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