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[David Consolvo <fruitopia@nexet.net>]

I don't know about raising from seed, but when I lived in the very mild
climes of New Zealand in the 1980's, the "mountain papayas" found in many
places were not that tasty.  They were certainly edible, and not unpleasant,
but just not that great, even for a fruit-lover like me.

David Consolvo
Virginia



> From: markl <markl@nytec.com>
> Reply-To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 11:49:32 -0500 (EST)
> To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] FW: Earth's Papaya Bank
> 
> 
> The article mentions "Some of the papayas from South America, such as those
> from Columbia and Ecuador, thrive in cold weather."  These include the 
> species
> Carica pubescens and Carica stipulata, known as mountain papayas.  The 
> common
> papaya, Carica papaya is easy to grow from seed, and the seed of these cold
> weather ones is available from various places, including the governments
> collection.  I wonder hold cold is considered cold with these plants?  I'm
> thinking of getting some seed and experimenting with these plants in my
> garden.  It would be intersting to hear from anyone that has already done
> this.
> -Mark Lee, Seattle, zone 7B/8A
> 
> 
> ---- North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org> wrote:
>> 
>> 
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>> From: ARS News Service <NewsService@ars.usda.gov>
>> Reply-To: ARS News Service <NewsService@ars.usda.gov>
>> Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 07:45:10 -0500
>> To: ARS News subscriber <lonrom@hevanet.com>
>> Subject: Earth's Papaya Bank
>> 
>> STORY LEAD:
>> Planet's Papaya Protected in Hawaii Collection
>> ___________________________________________
>> 
>> ARS News Service
>> Agricultural Research Service, USDA
>> Marcia Wood, (301) 504-1662, MarciaWood@ars.usda.gov
>> January 14, 2004
>> ___________________________________________
>> 
>> Both familiar and unusual papayas from around the world have a safe,
>> permanent home in Hawaii. They're part of a living collection managed by
>> Agricultural Research Service scientists based in Hilo.
>> 
>> Formally known as the ARS National Clonal Germplasm Repository for
>> Tropical and Subtropical Fruit and Nut Crops, the collection includes
>> everything from Thailand's 8- to 9-pound mega-papayas to Hawaii's widely
>> planted, one- to one-and-one-half-pound "solo" varieties, each the
>> perfect size for one person to eat.
>> 
>> Other papaya trees at the repository come from Puerto Rico, Malaysia,
>> Taiwan, China and Australia, as well as from Central and South America.
>> 
>> 
>> In all, the collection includes more than 60 kinds of papaya. Some are
>> varieties of the familiar Papaya carica that we eat; others are lesser
>> known, wild papaya species.
>> 
>> Among the most unusual specimens is a papaya relative from Paraguay,
>> Jacaratia spinosa. It bears small, orange fruit and makes an attractive,
>> 12- to 15-foot ornamental tree. At four or five years, it appears as
>> stately and mature as other species that are 30 to 40 years old,
>> according to repository curator and research leader Francis T.P. Zee.
>> 
>> Some of the papayas from South America, such as those from Columbia and
>> Ecuador, thrive in cold weather. So, they're planted in an orchard about
>> 30 miles from the repository's Hilo headquarters, where the elevation is
>> higher and the temperatures are lower.
>> 
>> The repository helps ensure that samples of older papaya varieties
>> won't disappear as they're outsold by newly popular ones. Too, papaya's
>> wild relatives are protected there because they might otherwise fall
>> victim to land development.
>> 
>> The Hilo facility, described in the January 2004 issue of Agricultural
>> Research magazine is part of a nationwide network of ARS-managed plant
>> repositories. You can read more about it on the World Wide Web at:
>> http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/jan04/papaya0104.htm
>> 
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