Papaya

[Plantinyum]

Hello ,I posted those pics in another tread with a giestion about the sex of this plant, but wanted to make my own post . The replies I got,that i'm tankful for,  were that the flowers are male... is there no way they may be herm?? I saw in the web pics of papaya plants with cluster type flowering ,like mine and with fruit . Just wanted this to get to more people, so u can help me decide, to keep the plant or sell it . Thanks in advance ,so happy I can get answers on such important to me guestions, by first hand experience growers. !

[Nyuu]

Mail flowers low chance hermaphrodite but hermaphrodite fruits will be smaller than female tree .

[greenman62]

there are several reports of people stressing the plant to change its sex
i dont think it works every-time, but it may be worth a shot.

some people drive a nail in the trunk, some just cut the top 6 inches off.
there are reports of them changing sex with lack of water also.

also, while these look like male flowers, its not impossible that you will get fruit.
there are something like 7 types of flowers (3 main types = male, female and Herm)
the others are more rare, but still happen on occasion...
papaya sex can be complicated. LOL

[Plantinyum]

Thanks for the comments, the first flowers will open within a week or so , ill keep this tread updated with wats happening !!

[Kevin Jones]

I guess all my threatening motivated one of them into action:



Which gender?

Kevin Jones

[Plantinyum]

I guess all my threatening motivated one of them into action:



Which gender? By the pics in the web it looks like a female flower.

Kevin Jones