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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Oak Leaf Papaya-Carica Quercifolia
« on: March 18, 2024, 08:30:31 PM »
Super easy plant to grow. Will take direct sun in blazing heat or deep shade. Cold tolerant to at least mid-upper 20s, but also super easy to overwinter indoors. They can also fruit at like 6 inches tall. The fruits themselves aren't great, but not bad. I don't care much for the peppery taste of the seeds outside of rare occasions but if you can prevent pollination, the seedless fruits are pretty tasty: kind of like a mix between cantaloupe and papaya in my experience. I think it would be a challenge to get one of these to do poorly unless you chronically overwater.