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Old 10-11-2015, 03:46 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Default Re: Anyone have a dwarf papaya tree?

So, let me be the first to warn you about the word "dwarf"...I purchased what logees is selling (although i did not buy it from them), It's a "dwarf" variety of papaya called Papaya ‘TR Hovey’ (Carica papaya).....I will say, that it produces papayas from about 5' tall on up....it's the UP you should be worried about. I have harvested at least 25-30 papayas to date from this tree and you can see from the picture...there are probably another 40 to be harvested.....just a word of warning...if you arent growing it in a pot...."Dwarf" can be a relative term...i would have to guesstimate this one at 13-15 feet tall and still full of papayas....maybe if i grew it in a pot it would be a different story but this puppy is tall and a non-stop producer of papayas.....I cant reach them anymore, even with a ladder...i have to wait for them to fall....so, the bottom line is that it does perform as shown in the picture in the ad of logees....you can get papayas from a 5' stage but it just keeps on growing and growing and producing......then It grows some more



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