Carica papaya 'Maradol' - Male Plant With Papayas

looks good

Thanks! The papayas most likely be ripe until next year.

How exciting....

Dottydaisy2:

Yes, this is the first time I've had a male plant produce papayas. I've seen several others in San Diego. Some people think this cannot happen; however, papaya plants are very strange. Male papaya plants sometimes under the right conditions will produce fruit.

Typically, only female and bi-sexual flowers will produce fruit. Papayas are wonderfully strange, because sometimes the sex of the plant will change from: male to female or female to male. It's just some of the complexities of the plant kingdom.

That is worth knowing Delonix, thanks for the info.

You're welcome. The plant kingdom never ceases to amaze me!