PAPAYA - SOUTHERN RED
Botanical Name: Carica papayaDescription
Other Names: Papaya, Paw Paw, pawpaw #MJ
Bisexual orange - red fleshed Papaya with very sweet juicy flesh. Heavy cropper of elongated fruit. Seedlings have been selected from high quality self pollinated selection, so expect at least 80% bisexual plants. Performs best in a sheltered warm location.
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$14.90 | 74 | Seedling | Pot: 0.75L Height: 30-40cm |
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$14.90 | 0 | Seedling | Pot: 0.5L Height: 20-30cm |
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$4.90 | 0 | Seedling | Pot: 0.25L Height: 5-10cm |
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Plant Information or Specifications
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Asian Favourite (#AsianFavourite), Climate Subtropical (#ClimateSubtropical), Climate Tropical (#ClimateTropical), Dried Fruit (#DriedFruit), Eat Dried (#EatDried), Eat Fresh (#EatFresh), Grow Full Sun (#GrowFullSun), Pollination Self Fertile (#PollinationSelfFertile), Size Plant Width 1-2m (#SizePlantWidth1-2m), Size Plant Width 2-5m (#SizePlantWidth2-5m), Sweet (#Sweet), Taste Flesh Sweet (#TasteFleshSweet), Taste Flesh Tropical (#TasteFleshTropical)
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Preferred Climate
Tropical, Subtropical
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Seedling
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Max Height (when in the ground with good conditions)
2-5m
Plants required to Pollinate
1 (Self Pollinating)
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Can it Handle Frosts?
Likes Temps above 5deg
Amount of leaves in Winter?
All Leaves (Evergreen)
Quarantine Restrictions to these Areas
WA
Water Requirements
Frequent Watering
Is it a Dwarf Fruit Tree?
No (Full Size)
Time to Fruit/Flower/Harvest
2-3 Years
Sun or Shade
Full (Sun:80%-100%), Part (Sun:50-80%)
Preferred Soil Type
Perfect Drainage (Sand/Volcanic)
Soil pH
Neutral (6.6-7.3pH)
Fruiting/Harvest Months
February, March, April, May, June, October, November, December
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Question & Answer
Hi, i m really interested to buy this plant but what will happen if i unluckily receive male paw paw plant which do not bear fruit? Do i get a replacement? Please advise. Thanks Ava From:
Southern Red PawPaw is a bisexual seed grown line. We select our seed from mother trees that are not fertilized by males. The usual mix of females is 80% Bisexual and 20% Female. So you shouldnt get any males at all. If you do we are happy to send you another one at no cost.
Hi, What type of paw paw tree is best to grow in Sydney? Thanks. From: REVESBY NSW
In warm north facing aspects in Sydney, preferably up against a warm north facing wall you could try a #PawpawSouthern1051
I would like to know which is the best red paw paw plant to grow in Sydney. I thought this was not possible, but I saw a garden with a paw paw tree. I prefer the red ones, but just curious which one you would recommend for the most Northern part of Sydney From: DEE WHY NSW
Hi Chantale, the red pawpaw will not be easy to grow in Sydney, they are tropical and do not like winter. If you have a bare north facing wall you can plant it nearby so it gets a little additional reflective heat. Have a look at the southern red #PawpawSouthern1051
Customer Comments on Papaya - Southern Red
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Pawpaw - Southern Red
We have our Southern Red Bisexual against a north facing wall and it is huge. Standing nearly 4m high with 4 offshoot branches all bearing fruit making it look more like a bush! In the summer we are getting 5 ripe fruits a week - fantastic! | Karl Betschwar - Eatons Hll, QLD 15-May-2011
Pawpaw - Southern Red
Hope it will succeed in Sydney North west looking after it from frost | Vicky Sosa - Moun-druitt, NSW 15-Nov-2013
Pawpaw - Southern Red
Plant tomato around your young pawpaw trees in autumn in Sydney. So when winter comes, your pawpaws are protected from cold. Then have tomatoes in spring and remove the stalks. This will make a huge difference to the survival rate of your young pawpaws. | Elena Jeregui - Naremburn, NSW 13-Jul-2015
Papaya - Southern Red
I live in Sydney, my 4mth old plant is fruiting. A neighbour also has this plant, they have 10+ fruit. Another neighbour has this plant, no fruit. Their plants are over 1year old so it should survive over winter. | Jane - Eastwood, Sydney, NSW 30-Mar-2018
Papaya - Southern Red
We are growing the Southern Red in Adelaide and nearly lost it in the first winter but it recovered and this past winter we put 3 posts around it and wrapped bubble wrap around the outside of the 3 posts as insulation, is now growing beautifully. | Jane Gouras - Firle, SA 27-Jan-2019
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