opened the second one and the same thing. My wife says they are very sweet and taste great. I personally don't like papaya but my wife loves it. What is going on with our papaya tree? Thank you.
Female papaya trees have fruits, but if not pollinated, they will have fruits with no seeds.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/papaya/growing-papaya-fruit.htm
HAVE REAPED FRUITS BEFORE AND DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM
These trees are short-lived so they may be aging. If this is not the case, then it could be a number of other issues. These articles will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/papaya/papaya-fruit-drop.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/papaya/growing-papaya-fruit.htm
young papaya shoots what do the leaves look like
The true leaves have three pointed lobes.
This article will help you to grow papaya: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/papaya/growing-papaya-fruit.htm
These are young papaya plants, they are just over a foot tall in
They will survive, but you will need to protect them from future attacks. A fence may be in order, here.
If this continues, then they will not be able to survive.
Here is an article to help you care for the tree:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/papaya/growing-papaya-fruit.htm
Is there anything wrong with my plant?
It looks like damage from a gardening tool, like a blower or a weed wacker? A blower can kick up a ton of debris at high speed and cause lacerations like that.
I have a small paw paw tree (about 1m high) in a pot I put it in a larger pot after buying it in autumn and through the winter it's leaves were dying from the base to the tip and from the bottom leaves to the top. I had it sheltered from the frost as I do not live in the tropics, I moved it out into full sun in spring and sprayed with wettable sulfur and it started to really recover and grow well. Its leaves were growing big and were really green then as summer came the leaves started to turn yellow from the base (where it attaches to the stem) to the tip (and formed brown dead patches in the leaves) and the leaves died. It did this on the bottom leaves steadily working its way up to the upper leaves. Is this a disease or nutrient deficiency or watering problem, I water every second day as temperatures here are 38c to high 40s (100f to 117f) in summer.
I had to look up your tree since it didn't look like the paw paw trees I'm familiar with. Apparently in Australia you refer to papaya trees as paw paws. Young papaya trees need fertilizer every two weeks. They also need well drained soil to prevent stem rot.
Here is more:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/papaya/growing-papaya-fruit.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/papaya/papaya-stem-rot-treatment.htm
My plant is about 2 ft high. Should I let dry out first after cutting off the rotted part or can I immediately repot?
Unfortunately, they can't be saved. It would still harbor the pathogens that invaded it. Here is more:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/papaya/papaya-stem-rot-treatment.htm