PAPAYA - SOUTHERN RED

Papaya - Southern Red (Seedling)

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Planted them in a very sunny and protected position. Grew very quickly and now, at about 1.5m are flowering for the first time about 6 months after planting. Was worried that it might not be warm enough here in Sydney for bisexual reds, but so far so good. 2 nights of frost - lost all leaves - then months to recover.

Planted: 2009

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pest Control:

None

Organic Status:Organic

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They fruit from seed in Lindfield so I'm sure you'll get fruits - hopefully before the wildlife do!

Papaya - Southern Red (Seedling) ^8/10

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Ok well i got these paw paws from dales in late to early october 08. I planted them in the ground in late novermber. They are 6-7 feet tall now and goin strong apart from all the rain we had. I built up some soil next to my green house on the north facing slope. I added lime to the soil and cow manure. I watered them 3-4 times a week when I first planted them, they started to fruit in the first 4 months of planting. I also kept mulch up to them. Then only problem I am having is after all the rain we had it has washed all the lime out of the soil and the leaves are goin yellow but its not a problem cause i have added more dolla mite and cow manure mulch so they should do well again soon coming into the warmer season. Well thats about it.

Planted: 2008

Height 6 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 4

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly and Spring

Pest Control:

No real pest prolbems just a few snails loads of fruit just waiting for it to ripen.

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

Just a thanks

Papaya - Southern Red ^9/10

Comments: - Very fast growing, tropical looking.  I have most of my paw paws growing on the east side of my house to protect them from the cold westerly winds that prevail here in Wollongong - seems to help.  Fruits taste way better than anything from the supermarket!  This is what paw paw is meant to be like :)

Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Compost, Dynamic Lifter

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control: None

Organic Status:Organic

Papaya - Southern Red

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Planted Dec 09.  It truly is amazing how fast these plants grow.  Was the baby in the new garden, is close to being the big daddy.

Had a fruit going but frost got it.  Is in a bit of hibernation but new leaves starting to appear September 2010.

Is now May 2011 and the tree is covered in large fruit but none has ripened do not know if it will last over winter though.

Planted: 2009

Height 162 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Pollination: Self Pollination

Papaya - Southern Red ^8/10

Comments: - Quick, productive, healthy enzymatic fruit. The scent of the flower converted me to the fruit. The red is my favourite, and I've planted a lime just to go with the papaya. The lime enhances the sweetness and neutralises the smell that used to repulse me. Seeds a good substitute for pepper.  Unfortunately all my papaya have contracted black spot.  I'm getting a few fruit, but they all have unattractive damage, though the flavour is still very good.

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Occasional organic liquid fertiliser.

Pest Control: Affected by black spot mould, I've removed the leaves affected till I get around to spraying.  They haven't been able to bring fruit to term, perhaps because they are diseased.

Question: Is there any comeback from black spot fungus?  All 3 of my papaya have it and they cannot produce fruit.  :(    I've been removing diseased leaves as the spots become evident.

Papaya - Southern Red (Seedling)

Comments: - Grew very fast from seedling & fruited within the first year.  Fruit very large football size, red/pink inside with small seed cavity and very sweet flavour.   I watered it when needed and fertilized about every 3 months.  Fruit ripened late summer.  I pruned the plant at 1 meter by pinching out the top 2-3cms.  This makes it branch out and not grow so tall, although it does set back the growth a bit.  It now has four heads and this year has fruit forming on each one.

Fruiting Months May and June

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 8 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic Lifter/Blood

When I Fertilise: Yearly and Spring

Pest Control: None used

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Papaya - Southern Red ^6/10

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purchased 2. Only 1 has provided fruit the other appears to have male flowers only. Fruit taste great.

Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

First Fruited: 2008 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: organic

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Pest Control:

no pests

Organic Status:Organic

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Papaya - Southern Red (Seedling)

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its growing very well, so much fruit the last 2 years, no fruit fly

Planted: 2011

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 15 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Papaya - Southern Red (Seedling) ^6/10

Comments: - fruit is sweet and good for cooking too

Planted: 2013

Height 8 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 10 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years after I planted Cutting

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

Severely damaged by Frost, recovered well in summer 15. But looks like fruit will never ripe as by the time it recovers and produce fruit autumn/winters Kicks in .

it survived and fruited, but sadly winters are back...

Again Hit by frost very hard, I think i will chop it down as no point in keeping it.

I got of it

Planted new Tree in ground on a protected spot in March 2017

Papaya - Southern Red

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Growing well and fruiting soon - flowering alot earlier than 2014 - Kept inside Winter of 2015 - watered very little - lost all but crown leaves - had some rot on a second top branch and treated with mancozeb plus paste - took outside mid November and fruit that stayed on started to pick when red mid January 2016 - see photo

Note - no seeds??

Fruiting Months June

Planted: 2013

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Papaya - Southern Red

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This just is not growing. I have put heaps of cow manure around it. It stays green, but given a few dry weeks, it loses it's leaves, and doesn't want to grow at all. To be afir I may have planted it in the wrong spot. Not a goer for Warners Bay I'm afraid

Pollination: No

Papaya - Southern Red ^7/10

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Grew very well all spring, summer and autumn. Lost all leaves to frost. One small new leaf still survives. I am confident this will continue to grow come spring.

Died this winter due to frost damage.

Want to know if there is a frost tolerant variety

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Qty: 1

Water Given in: Spring

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Papaya - Southern Red

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Grows and flowers very quickly.

Papaya - Southern Red ^7/10

Comments: - very good looking plant small flower buds growing in large terracotta pot

Planted: 2011

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: seASOL Dynamic lifter

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting, Winter, Spring

Pest Control: none

Organic Status:Organic

Question: how to prevent fruit drop

Papaya - Southern Red (Seedling) ^9/10

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Pawpaw is great any time. I shall head prune it at about 1.5 metres to force branches

June 2016.        turned out to be a male

Dec 2017 Quite a large crop of small but very tasty fruit. The tree turned out to be bi. Lopped to head height earlier this year

Planted: 2015

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Pest Control: bag fruit as long as the tree is bisexual

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Papaya - Southern Red (Seedling) ^8/10

Comments: - Delicous fruit and a very hardy tree.

Fruiting Months March, April, July, November, December

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 9 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Organic Status:Organic

Papaya - Southern Red

Comments: - Lovely firm red flesh fruit and doesnt seem to attract fruit bats, thank goodness as they fly through my garden and roost for a rest on our orchid tree which is about 60 years old, the papaya plant self sowed in my garden, have left it where it shot. I dont really know what type it is so just guessing it sprouted from pulp cast into the chook pen, from a fruit i bought at the supermarket.

Fruiting Months January and December

Planted: 2013

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 10 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2014 Years from purchase in pot

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: horse manure, chook manure

Pest Control: nothing

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Question: I have a red fruiting self sown papaya tree of about 2.5 meters tall which has fruited well this last summer. I saw it growing in the sweet potato patch behind the chook pen and gave it some space, it has been left alone and is rarely watered, gets some runoff occasionally from watering garden beds. It seems I have some new seedlings emerging from the garden bed close by. Should i plant these near the mother tree or is there any guidleines for having more than 1 tree. I have 2.5 acres but mostly its pasture for horses.

Papaya - Southern Red (Seedling) ^10/10

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We had a very hot spell when I received the plant (over 30C most days, over 40C some days) and it required daily watering. Due to the extreme heat it would wilt every evening. We also had some fierce winds which damaged quite a lot of leaves. The plant was ~50cm tall at that time. It is now over 1m tall and very sturdy. Loves full sun for a few hours at a time. It now receives water twice a week. Currently in a 35L pot. I suggest wind protection for when it is a smaller plant. Due to the fast growing pace, I've also fertilised multiple times within a few months.

1/8/2018: Died. This plant is abundant in my suburb but it died due to 2 reasons. 1. Not enough sunlight (my house receives very little compared to other houses) 2. Although it was transferred to a large ?32L pot it was still rootbound. It should ideally be within a larger pot or within the ground within 6months of purchasing (mine was purchased in Jan-Feb this year). I will have to wait until I purchase a house before I buy this again since I'm renting.

Planted: 2018

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Water Given in: Spring

Fertiliser or Organics Used: 100% organic compost, rock dust, blood and bone, Powerfeed, volcanic dust

Pest Control: Not needed yet

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

The plant is less than 4 months old and it is fruiting! Yay

Papaya - Southern Red (Seedling) ^9/10

Comments: - This papaya is one of many seedlings I got from a friend. They have been very productive trees and have great tasting fruit that don%u2019t have a musky flavour.

Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, October, November, December

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Fruit Harvest: 20 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Manure, compost and osmocote

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control: None needed

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Papaya - Southern Red (Seedling)

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Plant arrived in Feb 2020 in great condition with soil still damp. Will plant this into a pot after 1-2 weeks outside and provide updates. 

May 2020 - A few days after receiving the leaves began yellowing and dropping off until only one remained. I realised that the taproot was poking out the bottom of the pot in which it was received. After repotting the plant reapidly improved and produced new leaves with no more losses. We will see how it copes with winter in Toowoomba - may have to bring it inside on cool nights.

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination