The female produces small, inedible fruits unless pollinated. The papaya is a polygamous species. The gender of the papaya tree can change. Warmer temperatures can make the tree switch to male. Female tree produces only female flower which are white or yellow in color with visible ovary at the base , stamens in the middle but without stigma. You must know this if you are growing papayas. Papaya plants can be male, female, or bisexual. Male papaya trees can be identified by clusters of thin tubular flowers that grow at the end of branching stalks 5 to 6 feet long. The bisexual or hermaphroditic papaya tree produce flowers which contain both male and female organs. These flowers contain both male and female parts on the same flower. Some papaya trees produce male flowers alongside female flowers on the same tree, or produce perfect flowers that contain both male and female parts in one blossom. It is the male parent of the Sinta F1 hybrid. When you have all of these conditions, you can grow papaya trees from seeds and generally have fruits in 6 to 12 months. As long as there is a male tree around for pollination, female trees can still yield good quality fruit. The original tree, which has moderate tolerance to papaya ringspot virus, was selected in Silang, Cavite in 1983. Papaya plants grow in three sexes: male, female, and hermaphrodite. If growing papayas indoors, a small brush can be used to transfer pollen to female plants. They come in three sexes: Males, female and bisexual (hermaphrodite). The flower situation in the Papaya Family, the Caricaceae, is much more complex than the plants merely coming in boy and girl trees. Papayas start flowering when they are about one metre tall. You want to make sure that you have some female or bisexual plants amongst your seedlings so keep enough of them. These trees can self-pollinate, either by male flowers pollinating the females, one perfect flower pollinating another perfect flower, or by a perfect flower pollinating itself. Papaya (Carica papaya) could be considered a fruit tree that lives fast and dies hard. However, papaya trees will provide a better fruit yield when there is an additional tree close by. Growing papaya trees is a great way to enjoy these exotic fruits every year. The flower situation in the Papaya Family, the Caricaceae, is much more complex than the plants merely coming in boy and girl trees. The hermaphrodite can self-pollinate since its flowers contain both male stamens and female ovaries. Female trees produce one large flower on a short stalk, while bisexual papaya trees typically develop smaller fruit. This is a gynodioecious inbred line producing hermaphrodite and female progenies. Hot temperatures and beheading can force the tree to turn female. Hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 10 and 11, papayas need both male and female flowers to produce their bounty. If you are lucky enough to live in these regions, learning how to grow a papaya tree should likely come naturally.