papaya harvest

We have been getting fruits from this one tree for 11 months!  It is a little hard to believe that this tiny plant grew so quickly into a tree (and it's a dwarf one).  The fruits are extra large with this variety.  I am talking some that are longer than a football.  Luckily they don't fall off, like some fruits do.  If they did any small child would be in danger playing beneath the tree!  We harvest them one, sometimes two at a time.  We pick them when they have a slight bit of yellow showing and then they ripen indoors.  It only takes a few days for them to be sweet enough to eat.
We share them with our neighbors, and yes, they are very happy with this arrangement.