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sahai1

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Anybody ever seen a papaya tree this happy before
« on: March 04, 2018, 12:38:19 AM »
just amazing, will maybe cull fruit to get some award winning sizes









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these are more normal sized of same strain, was seeing how 2 per hole would go


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Re: Anybody ever seen a papaya tree this happy before
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2018, 09:32:35 AM »
Looks good, what kind papaya is that?

Most of my papaya have two tops now because I trimmed for irma storm but they are fruiting now.

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Re: Anybody ever seen a papaya tree this happy before
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2018, 06:35:56 PM »
I believe it is Gaek Dam, but could be wrong.  Mother in law brought home huge papaya with sweet flavor to serve as seed stock.  Yellow flesh, oval but long.  Looks consistent with the Gaek Dam I have growing now, however Holland are occassionally that large.    Culled about 20 in this area for this one to come up.

Did you treat the top of the papapa tree you cut with anythimg?  cut near base or how many feet up?  rainy or dry season?  I never had much luck topping papayas before.

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Re: Anybody ever seen a papaya tree this happy before
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2018, 01:36:39 AM »
 Papayas are very easy to grow. A little food plenty water in there plenty happy. Don't worry about hurting them if you prune them back. They're almost impossible to kill. As tall as they're getting y'oull have problems harvesting. Just prune them back to about five or 6 feet high and you'll get plenty of shoots.
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