Papaya trees can bloom and bear fruit after 3-4 years of cultivation.
The papaya tree is also known as mulberry, Jianglong tree, etc., and has many varieties, such as wrinkled papaya, Xuan papaya, etc. However, please do not confuse them with papaya, which are two completely different plants. They are deciduous trees. The whole papaya tree can be used as medicine, and it is also a commonly used ornamental tree species in landscaping. It is produced in Shandong, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Henan. The flowering period is April and the fruiting period is from September to October.
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1. Greening value of papaya trees
1. Papaya trees can be used as street trees. Papaya trees can be planted on both sides of the roads in parks, courtyards, campuses, squares, etc. , slim and graceful, with luxuriant flowers and fruits, as bright as clouds and brocade, and overflowing with fragrance, the effect is very good.
2. Shape and embellishment Papaya can be used as a unique solitary ornamental tree or as an ornament in clusters of three or five in garden sketches or garden green spaces. It can also be cultivated into a single-stemmed or multi-stemmed tree and shrub for a forest. Or garden decoration. Viewing flowers in spring and enjoying fruits in summer and autumn, they are elegant, pretty and colorful, making people never tire of them and please them.
3. Making bonsai. Papaya can make bonsai of various shapes. It is known as one of the eighteen bachelors in bonsai. Papaya bonsai can be placed in halls, flower stands, porch corners, and leisure venues. The reasonable combination of papaya bonsai and architecture makes the garden scenery more elegant and more elegant.
2. Papaya nutritional content
1. Papaya is warm in nature and sour in taste. It calms the liver and stomach, relaxes muscles and collaterals, activates muscles and bones, and lowers blood pressure.
2. The fruit of papaya is rich in more than 17 kinds of amino acids, calcium, iron, etc., and also contains papain, papaya, etc.
3. The content of vitamin C in papaya is very high, 48 times that of apples.
4. Papaya can eliminate toxins such as peroxides in the body, purify the blood, and has a preventive and therapeutic effect on liver dysfunction, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension.
5. Papaya has anti-tumor effects, can prevent the synthesis of carcinogen nitrosamines in the human body, and has strong anti-cancer activity against lymphoid leukemia cells.
6. The enzymes in papaya will help break down meat, reduce gastrointestinal workload, aid digestion, prevent constipation, and prevent digestive system cancer.
7. Papaya can balance and strengthen the physiological metabolic balance of hormones in teenagers and pregnant women during pregnancy, and moisturize and nourish the skin.
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Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Papaya Tree