chong

We have raised male papayas in the Philippines and had them bear fruit. We didn't have to wedge a spike of wood through the plant. We just break off the tip when they get to 2 ft tall. After they branch out, they produce flowers on long stems the result in smaller, less sweet fruit compared to female papaya fruit. But they were sweet anyway . . . even sweeter than the store bought papayas here in the US. When I say smaller, I mean, maybe six inches long - compared to almost three feet from female papayas. So they could even pass for "solo" type papayas.