Papaya

This sweet juicy fruit is widely grown in South Florida, and with a little care, gardeners in warmer parts of Central Florida can grow this tropical fruit tree in a container.

UF/IFAS Sites

• FruitScapes: Growing Fruit in the Home Landscape
• FruitScapes: Video Blog

UF/IFAS Publications

• Carica papaya (PDF)
• Growing Fruit Crops in Containers
• Have a Papaya Today! (PDF)
• La Papaya en Florida (Spanish)
• Papaya Growing in the Florida Home Landscape
• Some Common Papaya Diseases in Florida

Other Sites

• Home Fruit Production: Papaya--Texas A&M Extension