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Corinna Somma Papaya is a bit delicate and had some transit shock (yellow leaves, loss of leaves), which is not unusual. I am nursing it and expect it to do well. Packing was well done by Logee, but USPS dented the side of the box. Other plants in the same box suffered no harm and are flourishing.
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C.B. Not looking too good. All leaves fell off when i opened the box. Plant doesn't look healthy
We’re sorry to hear your papaya arrived in that condition.
Leaf drop can sometimes occur during shipping stress, but the plant should still arrive healthy and capable of recovering. It’s understandable to be concerned when all the foliage falls off upon unpacking.
Please contact our customer service team with your order details and a photo of the plant as received. We’ll be glad to review this and offer either a replacement or refund based on your preference.
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Mr. J. Big Looking forward to watching it mature, and possibly bear fruit.
Thank you so much! We're thrilled you're excited about your Babaco Papaya Plant — there's something truly special about nurturing a tropical fruit plant and watching it grow into maturity. We'd love to hear how it progresses, and feel free to reach out if you have any questions along the way. The Logee's Team
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Jack Came in a few days ago with only one leaf yellowing, it was the oldest so not a big deal. Trunk is very strong and about a foot tall upon arrival. New growth right out of the box, very excited to see it develop.
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Carroll Despite the close family relation and similar looking fruit, get used to calling this plant Babaco and not Papaya. The ripe fruit of a Babaco is as juicy as a extremely overripe melon, but spoiled it is not. It simply self juices. And that juice is quite a delicious combination of passionfruit and starfruit. Babaco is not a sweet fruit and the juice is best sweetened. Fruit begin to change color on the plant and fall off on there own when ripe. 2 days on the counter and they will develop there full color.
I purchased mine in 2018 and received a 4" twig, I planted it in a 5 gallon growing bag and left it to do its thing. By fall it was 3' tall and had set 7 fruit. It was brought into a unheated sun porch where it was kept warm most of the time but also was hit by several sub 0 days when the heating failed while on vacation. Followed by extreme dehydration when water was neglected by heat was not. It basicly shrugged off everything and ripened all 7 fruit starting in June.
2019 I have 5 more fruit set this season and 2' more growth for 5' total. As this is still quite manageable, but I will likely top it next year.
