Paw Paw tree

Mike says...
They are not males but hermaphrodites that have smaller flowers than females.The trees look healthy but many of the bisex types are tropical reds and do fruit as freely in cooler or less humid conditions.It looks like iot may be a bit shadey for them.I would fertilise them plenty and if the fdruit don't come soon chop them off at 1.5m and see if the resprouting shoots do better.

Mike says...
John, I'm just making it up and seeing how long it takes before myu web of lies gets uncovered.

Mike says...
The trick is John just respond to the easy ones.I have experience or an interest in a number of the topics.

Jack says...
good question John, I've wondered the same myself, I mean when you have a look at his back yard it hardly seems big enough to have all he says he has. But if he says he has he has... never seen one photo from him tho

David says...
Mike let them eat cake, to many doughting Thomases

Mike says...
David you'll get an email from me tomorrow.So it's amber seeds but do you want z4 abiu,any root vegies/ vegie seeds generally or herbs to fill out the parcel.Mary T if you're out there the parcel is in the mail and overnight means wednesday in your po box.There are various ginger types, both arrowroots,shallots,beans, a few herbs and some odds and ends.I hope they make it.

JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
I can confirm with you guys that Mike 's garden is full of rare and unsual fruit trees, herbs and root vegies (the best of the best I must say). It is a paradise for tropical fruit lovers.

I have been to the garden twice and I didnot know which direction I should go when I first arrived because soooo many interesting things I wanted to see at once. I want to visit the garden again because every time I go, apart from the permanent trees there are always areas with new rare trees and new vegies. I have learnt lots from Mike in term of managing fruit trees and herbs the smart way. I have applied Mike 's method to mine but still more need to be done

Well done Mike.

Lauren says...
Oppss almost forgot ... Thank you too Snottiegobble!!!

Have a lovely evening to all!!

MaryT says...
Thanks Mike just picked up this thread... it will be a challenge; will try to get everything to grow well. Am getting good at making room :)

MaryT says...
Ha my whole property is less than 200 sqm , Aaron and I have to share it with a giant jacaranda!

snottiegobble says...
If most of the world did more intensive gardening like us nobody should starve!
Broadacre,monoculture, beef,sheep & huge dairy farms only feed the lucky ones!

snottiegobble says...
ngf, there are male, female & a mixture of both in some trees! Do you happen to have the labels because they would tell you if bisexual? I imagine to transplant successfully you would have to either lop of the top & part of the trunk to lessen shock or do a gradual root trim by first digging a trench around the base & working inwards to end up with a ball of roots & soil that can be wrapped in hessian for tranplanting, yeah I know its difficult with our sand, & it needs to be done in winter!

MaryT says...
Is she pregnant? My female pawpaw has developed a bulge after flowering - is it fruit? There must be a male lurking somewhere in our neighbourhood :)

grub you can have some of our hot weather; it's so hot and humid in Sydney right now... it took a few weeks for the flower to turn into this little 'lump'; goodness know when it will become an edible fruit, if ever.

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MaryT says...
Very funny, chillilover - I hope she does not abort. The mysterious donor remains out of sight, but I am grateful. Having just one female is a bit nerve wrecking and I was going to give it up but now I'll wait and see if the fruit is viable.

grub says...
gidday maryT no she not pregnant just flowers i was worried it was flowering a little late as my mangoes flower in sept and im eating them in march .so the first paw paws fruit my not fully develop