Mexican Yellow
Mexican Yellow
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Origin: Central America, Southern Mexico
Average Height x Width: 8’ x 5’
Fruit Maturity: June - October
Cold Hardiness: 30°F
Fruit Description: Large fruits averaging 6 to 20 in. in length. Have an oval to pyriform shape. Skin is thin, semi-smooth, and waxy, bearing variegated hues of bright yellow, orange, and pale green when ripe. Flesh ranges in color from red, orange, yellow to pink, and has a soft, dense, and aqueous consistency. There is also an elongated cavity in the center of the fruit filled with a thin layer of white fibrous tissue that encases many small, round, and shiny edible black seeds.
The papaya (/pəˈpaɪə/, US: /pəˈpɑːjə/) (from Carib via Spanish), papaw (/pəˈpɔː/[2]) or pawpaw (/ˈpɔːpɔː/[2])[3] is the plant Carica papaya, one of the 22 accepted species in the genus Carica of the family Caricaceae.[4] Its origin is in the tropics of the Americas, perhaps from southern Mexico and neighboring Central America.[5]