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Tropical Fruit => Tropical Fruit Discussion => Topic started by: Samu on April 19, 2017, 12:51:32 AM
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I have a young papaya tree, standing only at about 5 ft tall, among 3 others that I planted in one hole, and only one of the four has some flowers on it.
Please advise what kind of flower (sex) do I have, I read somewhere that papaya tree can have male, female, both or hermaphroditic... :o
Can you tell which one do I have?
Is that baby-like fruit in the middle going to be the real fruit later on?
(http://i.imgur.com/L2dYEhyl.jpg)
This is my first experience growing papayas from seeds that would grow this far for me, so any help is appreciated! Thanks!
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That looks like a female fruit already growing. On the next flowers look for the stamens right as it opens.
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Looks like female.
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Ditto... Looks female to me...Mike
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Ok great, female flower. So, where is the male flower?
How did the pollination happen?
(The other 3 trees has not flowered yet).
Is this tree hermaphroditic then?
Sorry guys, these rookie questions...😊
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https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/F_N-5.pdf (https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/F_N-5.pdf)
Pics of the different flowers for each gender.
Female flower, for sure. Female trees make fruits, just not viable seeds. I have a female Sunrise papaya tree at home
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Thanks to all of you for giving me a good education on this subject.
Happy growing!