Papaya Tree | Carica papaya (2-3m)

• Scientifically known as Carica papaya
• Sport an erect, branchless trunk.
• It can reach heights of 6-20 feet
• Boasts a palm-like canopy of foliage.
• This trunk remains succulent and never forms true bark.
• it contains an acrid milky latex sap
• Trunk bears leaves that are deeply incised and lobed
• These leaves can grow up to 24 inches in diameter
• Leaves can attached to 24-inch petioles.