#1296 most planted
Carica papaya
Papaya · also Papaw, Pawpaw
ColumnarEvergreen
67
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
4
cities
3.5 in
median trunk (9 cm, 54 measured)
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Carica papaya is a giant herbaceous plant with a soft, hollow, unbranched columnar trunk and large, palmately lobed leaves forming a lush canopy. It produces fragrant flowers year-round, followed by large edible orange-yellow fruits. Commonly cultivated for its fruit, it attracts birds and bees.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 360.02%—3.0 in
- 250.01%—4.7 in
- 50.00%29 yr1.5 in
- 10.00%—2.5 in
Traits
- Form
- Columnar
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 19.7–82 ft
- Canopy spread
- 5–15 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.5 in, mean 4.8 in, 90th percentile 8.9 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.