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This papaya tree grew in a corner of our garden, probably from a seed of a papaya in our compost. I’ve learned that a papaya tree can be female or male or hermaphrodite. But I can’t tell if mine is of which gender. Can anyone help me identify this? Or is this too early to tell.

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Vintage Radios Lover
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This is a female - the flowers are borne directly from the leaf axils, unlike males, which develop in clusters at the end of long stalks. Unless you have a male plant in close proximity to your female, you won't get any fruit.

Sir Thinksalot
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