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Papaya
When we cut open a golden orange papaya, we find a lot of
shiny, black seeds that look like whole black pepper. Can you
imagine how many trees can grow from each fruit — at least
500! But not all the trees that grow from the seeds will give us
fruit. This is because some trees have flowers that are male and
other trees have flowers that are female.
When we plant many papaya trees together, it ensures that
cross-pollination takes place and the ‘female’ trees bear fruit.
The fragrance of papaya flowers is very sweet. Insects and birds
help in pollination and little papaya fruits begin to form.
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