Tainung No 1

• This is a variety that grows upto 36 inches (91 cms) tall. It flowers after about 218 days and the fruit can grow upto 2.2 pounds (1 kg) in weight. The inner flesh is normally bright orange and about 1 inch (2.3 cms) thick. This papaya GMO free variety is known to have moderate tolerance to ring spot virus. For most of the others, the trees succumb to the virus causing intense financial loses to the farmers.

The Solo Payaya

• Introduced to Hawaii around 1911, this is one of the most common variety of papaya. In 1955, this variety was crossed with the Betty (or Bettina) papaya variety of Florida and the Dwarf Solo variety was born which has become a very popular commercial type of crop. This type does not have a male tree; it be either female and bi-sexual tree. The ripe fruit weighs about 400 to 800 gms, is pear-shaped and its flesh is light orange.

The Mexican Red Papaya

• The fruit of this type of papaya tree is very sweet and has a red colored flesh. The tree thrives in locations that receive a lot of direct sun and the soil is well drained.

The Singapore Pink Papaya

• This type of tree produces a large elongated fruit that weighs about 1 to 3 kgs. The trees of this variety of papaya are mainly bisexual, though a few are female also. The flesh is bright orange and very firm.

Higgins Papaya

• Introduced to Hawaii in 1974, the fruit of this tree is about 500 to 600 g, sweet, with dark yellow flesh. The shape of this fruit is pear shaped. This tree requires high rainfall or irrigation or the fruit remains underdeveloped.