On a recent trip, I saw a papaya variety that made large fruits, but the
plant itself is what I'd call 'dwarf'- the full size fruit were about 5-6
feet off the ground, and the whole plant was maybe 8 feet tall. The papaya
I'm used to grow 30+ feet tall, making it harder to harvest the fruit.

Does anyone know what variety fits my description? I hope to find some
seeds to give it a try...

Thanks!
Keith

ker_01 said:

On a recent trip, I saw a papaya variety that made large fruits, but the
plant itself is what I'd call 'dwarf'- the full size fruit were about 5-6
feet off the ground, and the whole plant was maybe 8 feet tall. The papaya
I'm used to grow 30+ feet tall, making it harder to harvest the fruit.

Does anyone know what variety fits my description? I hope to find some
seeds to give it a try...


There are quite a few dwarf papaya. It could be Carica papaya (IIRC you'll
need a pollinator). Or, it could be C. heilbornii (hardier, but you'll need
a cutting rather than a seed).
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if it was in Hawaii it might be that GMO one they put together is resistant to ring
spot virus. Ingrid

On Thu, 22 May 2008 02:18:10 GMT, "ker_01" wrote:


On a recent trip, I saw a papaya variety that made large fruits, but the
plant itself is what I'd call 'dwarf'- the full size fruit were about 5-6
feet off the ground, and the whole plant was maybe 8 feet tall. The papaya
I'm used to grow 30+ feet tall, making it harder to harvest the fruit.

Does anyone know what variety fits my description? I hope to find some
seeds to give it a try...

Thanks!
Keith