Wow i have never seen such huge papaya tree's. Here they don't grow that tall.
Now i see the species "Holland" and "Hawaii" for sale everywhere. Then i have to explain people that in Holland papaya's do not grow at all because it is to cold in winter and then they don't believe me .
lol, I wonder what they would say about the "Moon and Stars" watermelon. a variety from ETs maybe?
Bangkok, do you have any experience with Pusa Nanha or Surya Papaya varieties? I just started those two, the information I got off the net is, that Surya is very sweet, and dwarf, and Pusa Nanha is super productive mutant variety that is also dwarf, but not as sweet as Surya. actually I think Surya may be the sweetest of the Asian varieties
Nineteen pawpaw cultivars were evaluated at Bangalore, Karnataka, India, for fruit quality. Pusa Nanha, a dwarf mutant, flowered at the 19th node; Thailand, Pusa Dwarf, and Tainung also bore fruits at a lower height. Fruit weight (2140 g), volume (1940 ml), and breadth (16 cm) were greatest in Pant Papaya 2. Red Indian (25.3 cm) and Thailand (24.2 cm) had the longest fruits. Tainung 1 and Red Indian produced sweet fruits with total soluble sugar (TSS) of 13.2 and 13.0 degrees Brix, respectively. The total carotenoids content was highest in Sunrise Solo (5031 I.U.%). Nigeria and Papaya Pant 2 had the thickest fruit pulp (3.0 cm). Fruit cavity index was lowest in Tainung 1 (13%). Mauritius, Pink Flesh Sweet, Red Indian, Sunrise Solo, Tainung 1, Tainung 2, and Thailand had pink pulp. Surya, produced from crossing Sunrise Solo with Pink Flesh Sweet, was evaluated, along with the parental cultivars, for plant and fruit quality. Surya had the lowest plant height at first flowering as well as the greatest girth and number of leaves at first flowering. Plant spread and fruit titratable acidity did not significantly vary among the cultivars. Pink Flesh Sweet had the highest fruit yield, weight, length, and breadth. Surya had the smallest fruit cavity, thickest pulp, and highest TSS content. The total carotenoids content was highest in Sunrise Solo. Fruit pulp was red in Surya, pink in Sunrise Solo, and dull pink in Pink Flesh Sweet.
As for the size of the tree, I think most papaya varieties will get huge if you let them, but most are cut down after the second or third year, this is because the biggest harvest is the first one, and it drops each season after that one, also tall trees are harder to care for. new trees are just grown to replace the older trees. since you can start getting fruit in 9 months or so, its more profitable to cut down the trees after the second or third crop and replace them with new ones.