General Greening Papaya Tree Prices and Fruit Edibility, Bonsai Making, Planting and Care
The papaya tree, also known as the Chinese quince and Jianglong wood, among other names, is divided into many varieties such as the wrinkled papaya and Xuan papaya. It can be planted as a landscaping sapling, and the whole plant can be used as medicine.So how much does a papaya tree used for greening cost? Can its fruit be eaten? Can it be made into a bonsai? How is it planted and cared for?
How much does a papaya tree used for greening cost?
Different qualities have different prices. The prices below are compiled for reference only.
Can the fruit of the papaya tree used for greening be eaten?
The fruit of the papaya tree used for greening cannot be eaten. It has absorbed too much exhaust gas and is used for greening, so it cannot be eaten; it is not good for your health.
Can the papaya tree be made into a bonsai?
It can be made into a bonsai.
Bonsai papaya can produce many bonsai in different styles. Papaya bonsai can be placed in a hall, on a flower stand, in a corner of the entryway, or in leisure places. A papaya bonsai and a reasonably constructed “match make it a more graceful garden style, and the ornamentation is more elegant and handsome.
How is the papaya tree planted and cared for?
Bonsai:
1. Throw the papaya seeds into a pot, and when they grow to 10cm, move them into a separate flower pot for planting. If you want the papaya to bear fruit, you have to move it into a larger pot for care. A foam box can be used, and some vegetable scraps and fruit peels that are not eaten can be given to the papaya for composting.
2. After the fertilizer is composted, move the small papaya tree into the large foam box. After 1 year it bears fruit. If you like eating them, you can plant several more. If the temperature in your area is not enough, you can make a simple shed for it.
3. Note that: balcony potted papaya does not have high requirements for environmental conditions. It likes a warm and humid climate and is not strict about soil. It can be planted in the warmer places in southern China. It requires moist soil and sufficient sunlight.
Papaya likes a high-temperature climate. During the high-temperature period, it not only grows quickly and vigorously, but the fruit it bears also has a higher sugar content and deeper flesh color. During the low-temperature period, it grows slowly, the fruit is smaller, the flesh color is lighter, the sweetness is lower, and it dies when encountering frost. The papaya root has strong drought tolerance and weak moisture tolerance. Once the rainy season begins, the roots rot easily. Loose, fertile loam rich in organic matter is the most ideal soil.
Plantation planting:
1. Sowing season: Frost often occurs between mid-November and mid-January each year. In order to bear fruit earlier and extend the harvest period, sowing is generally done from October to November, and it is best to do it on a sunny day.
2. Seed soaking and germination: First scald the seeds with 55°C water. After they cool naturally, disinfect them with 800 times thiophanate-methyl for 15 minutes, then take them out, rub and wash them clean with clear water, soak them in clear water for about 10 hours, take them out and wrap them in three layers of wet cloth, and germinate them at a temperature of about 35°C. Turn and mix them and spray warm water once a day. Sow the seeds that have broken through their coats in time. After 7 days of germination, sow the seeds that have not broken through their coats separately.
3. Raising seedlings: In order to increase the seedling survival rate and make the seedlings strong, use Zhuangmiao No. 1 as the medium for plug seedling raising. Cover the top of the plug tray with a film to raise the seedbed temperature and promote emergence. After emergence, remove the film. When the root system of the small seedlings fills the medium, transplant them into pre-prepared large nutrient bags or nutrient cups to raise large seedlings. Keep the seedling soil half dry and half wet, or slightly on the dry side. Build an arched shed on the seedbed with transparent film for insulation. When there is frost, add another layer of film or straw to prevent the seedlings from freezing.
4. Land preparation, bed making, and basal fertilizer application
After deep plowing the land, break up the clods and make high beds about 1.8-2 m wide, that is, a bed width of 2.2-2.5 m. Apply about 1500 kg of decomposed manure or barnyard manure (chicken manure, hunting manure, etc.) per mu, 150-250 kg of phosphate rock powder, 30 kg of compound fertilizer, and 0.3 kg of borax. Evenly scatter the above basal fertilizers on the bed surface, mix them evenly with the bed soil, then shape them into turtle-back-shaped beds. Then mix 10 kg of the organic biological fertilizer “Shiquan Dabu” with water and sprinkle it on. This helps decompose nutrients that are not easily absorbed by crops, improves crop immunity, and improves the soil biological community. After making the soil half dry and half wet, cover the bed surface with 2.15 m wide silver-black plastic film. After pulling it flat and tight, cover the surrounding area with soil clods and press it firmly. The silver-black double-sided plastic film can reduce virus diseases transmitted by insects and has effects such as retaining water, retaining fertilizer, keeping the soil loose, preventing weeds, and increasing soil temperature.
5. Field planting
After the frost period in February of the following year, carry out field planting. The plant spacing is about 1.8-2 m, and 140-200 plants are planted per mu. After the papaya seedlings are field planted, water them thoroughly with root-setting water. A fungicide such as thiophanate-methyl can be added to the root-setting water to prevent the seedlings from getting sick, and make sure not to damage the roots, not expose the roots, and not let water accumulate. Papaya seedlings should not be planted too deep; it is best to plant them slightly deeper than the root crown. Water them every day before they survive, keeping the soil moist.