Carica papaya cv. Bh65

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Butia capitata - Palmera de la Jalea, Jelly Palm Carica papaya cv. Maradol Roja - Cuba

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	New South African selection. Papaya or "papaw" is a tropical tree native to Central America, known and grown in America since some centuries ago, nowadays is grown extensively throughout the tropics. Before the Europeans it was called "chichihualtzapotl" that means "sapote nurse" and was related to fertility. The plant has an herbaceous single stem with a height that varies from 1,8-6 m (7-19 ft), on the top leaves are palm shaped with long petioles. Its sap is milky and toxic in its natural state. It contains papain a useful enzyme tenderizer and digestive. Fruits are soft with an oblong shape and its colour varies from green, yellow, orange or pink. The average weight is 500-600 g (1-1,3 lb), but it could reach up to 9 kg (20 lb). The fruit has a smooth and inedible skin, and the flesh is yellow to rose coloured, aromatic, firm and smooth. The fruit is available all year-round, prime season is early summer. Mostly eaten fresh is also used in salads, salsas, smoothies and deserts. Papayas are sensitive to frost but they are very fast growers, the plant is one of the most productive in relation to its size, having always fruits and flowers at the same time. It is not exigent with soils, growing in most soils or even in a big pot. It is a dioic species, but artificial selection has originated hermaphrodite trees. The variety "Bh65" rsa The size of this plant is:


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