The canopy of this tree looked like a broken umbrella because the leaves grew in a spiral manner but leaving some openings for sunlight to go to the rest of the tree. In usual case, you will certainly get wet when you stand underneath it when raining.
The papayas looked light green and hard before they ripened. They had a completely different texture from that of its tree trunk. The former were smooth and the latter was rugged. The larger papayas grew lower down while the smaller and young ones above them.
The second time I saw papaya trees was at Fanling on April 10th, 2009. This time the papayas were as big as small footballs. The cluster of papayas can fill a full basket for market sale. The big ones were round like balls. One never knows that they were papayas. They will perhaps recognize them as pomelos.
The third time I saw them, the most recent one, was today, April 14th, 2009, at Shatin. The papaya trees were short and young. Papayas could not be seen at that moment but the white flowers impressed me most.
It is nice to meet tall and short, young and old trees of papayas at 3 different places, namely, Lamma, Fanling and Shatin. I love indeed the white flowers of papayas.
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Every tree is indeed unique and has its own beauty and attractiveness. Ripen papaya is very delicious and nutritious
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