This Extremely Small Papaya Looks Like a Cheeto (Oak Leaf Papaya)

[@WeirdExplorer]

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[@pattheplanter]

It is now regarded by Kew Gardens as Vasconcellea quercifolia, as you thought.

[@jamesross1003]

My question that isn't addressed on their site is the hardiness zone that it will grow in. They say cold hardy, but not how cold hardy. Did they pass that information on to you? Thanks in advance for your time and consideration.

[@Alina-ws6ob]

When they’re green you can make French fries, boil them like potatoes, make candy and jam, julienne them and make salad. And when they’re ripe you can make smoothies, pies etc. It’s a very versatile fruit.

[@violinviolator5841]

Thats why papaya is my favourite fruit!

[@wisecoconut5]

Educating the world, one dollhouse fruit at a time. 😊 Thank you!

[@RaspK]

Your comment made my already-great Sunday even better; thank you!!

[@crispysilicon]

Planting Justice is by far my favorite nursery, nice to see them on here! They have an excellent variety of pawpaws. Pity their online inventory isn't accurate. I always find far more varieties in stock than they show.

[@foopdoop6941]

Oh how enviable! I wonder if some plants just cant hold up to the shipping process without too much shock

[@nbarbettini]

I just visited Planting Justice for the first time recently. Great place!

[@kunheelee88]

I bet the above-average sized papaya has a great flavor profile 😉

[@AmanPatel-ye6im]

🌚🌚

[@aldochillgaming2381]

Carica papayas are especially commin in the dieng plateau in indonesia

[@DrDIY1]

​@@aldochillgaming2381doh 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@sharendonnelly7770]

Years ago when I lived in Florida, I purchased a smallish papaya at the grocery store. I was pleasantly surprised at how sweet and tasty it was. So, being an avid gardener, I saved the seeds, and started some in my yard. I was amazed at how quickly they grew, easily 8 feet in less than a year. Also, the fruit was that same amazingly sweet and flavorful as the one I purchased. I have no idea which papaya it could have been because back then they weren't specific as to species, but I think it may have been from Guatemala. I know it wasn't the oakleaf papaya, as the one I bought was about 4 inches long and looked more roundish than oblong. Loved the video, always great and enjoy your fruit explorations very much!

[@robwaddell3661]

Ahh you had a female papaya they have a sweeter taste and are more flavorful because of there compact size. Male papaya is oblong,much larger and not as sweet and flavorful.

[@foopdoop6941]

I can just imagine an oak leaf papya pie!

[@susanrichardson631]

I can and it sounds delicious

[@iamtheteapot7405]

Papieya!

[@TuppyMSM]

Size doesn't matter anyways, that papaya's a winner!

[@HeyItsFreeman427]

As soon as I think I’m done getting fruit trees, you introduce me to things I had no idea about! If not for you I don’t think I’d even be on this path. You’re awesome Jared, keep it up!

[@WeirdExplorer]

Wonderful!

[@TheWickerShireProject]

Thank You For showing us the vast wide range of foods around the world. Gives us insight and ideas for a food forest that opens up doors to adding variety and flavor not to mention fun in a homestead or back yard garden. When I see tropical fruit seeds i want to wash them off. Soak them in water overnight and plant them fast. Who knows? Free food!

[@WeirdExplorer]

So nice of you

[@ferretyluv]

My friend’s ex’s family tried to plant an orchard on their homestead and it failed because it takes years for trees to start producing fruit. I will say it seems like the best tree to just produce fruit with little effort are mulberries. We have a tree that came with the house that makes nice, big, delicious mulberries.

[@Ahsoka_Tano_aka_Snips]

Your videos make me so happy, exotic fruits are a huge interest of mine and every time I find a new one you either already have a video on it or make one shortly after, it’s truly amazing and so comforting to me! Even the rarest fruits I come across you have somehow tried! Thank you so much for sharing your experiences!!!

[@elultimoescriba892]

@weirdExplorer. there is a mountain papaya in mexico called "Bonete", "Papaya de montaña"Jacaratia mexicana, i learned from a mexican chanel dedicated to the fruit like you called "frutas y plantas exoticas" . i hope one day see you both talking about a fruit : )

[@heyy13]

These sound delicious. I wonder if there are any seed providers selling these in Australia.

[@kiwi8.]

Iv got them in new Zealand should be able to get them in aus

[@geomundi8333]

Planting justice sounds like an awesome company. Good luck and cool work

[@hyperionsolomon8718]

I lived on Big Island, brother. Go to the Hilo Farmers market. You can get 200 types of fresh tropical fruit, picked daily. Papaya is one of them, Solo, Strawberry and Rainbow. 100% chance as it's a staple there.

[@carrieamoreno]

This papaya would be perfect for my dollhouse

[@justtelephone5430]

I have several of these trees in my permaculture farm in Greece. It's a dioceous plant, very resistant to drought, water logging and wind. I often graft common papaya on them on order to make them more resistant. It produces prolifically

[@kiwi8.]

I have one in new Zealand they handle the cold the skin is average the seeds are like mild pepper they smell beautiful they taste lovley sweet and tropical pretty trees

[@CitizenAyellowblue]

I bought one at a Nursery in Northern New South Wales, Australia. Grows well but I need several for pollination.

[@scoon2117]

Everytime I hear mention of a papaya it is never the same.

[@Shaden0040]

Is it possible to hybridize between the oak leaf and the regular papaya? And if so has it been done.? That way you might get more of a size out of the bigger out of the smaller papaya And give the smaller papaya's flavor to the larger one so that you get a best above worlds if no one has done it yet someone should try it.

[@juliemcgugan1244]

Would be an interesting cross to try!

[@pattheplanter]

I am still waiting for my seeds of the Mexican Jarilla heterophylla. A small herbaceous perennial papaya relative. The Christmas post season was not the best time to order them but they only became available in December.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Good luck!

[@Hortifox_the_gardener]

Thanks for including the correct botanical name. It makes tracking down the plants/seeds so much easier! I will try to get one of those to grow in a big pot and overwinter them in a cold greenhouse.

[@stringsofhell]

I hope to find these someday, they could be really cool in a salad. They'd be much less work than a full size papaya. Great video!

[@WeirdExplorer]

good idea!

[@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369]

Thanks Joe!

[@ihadaface]

I imagine an ideal jam with this would contain the fruit, as well as a certain percentage of crushed up seed for that distinct kick. You'd have to dial in the ratio so it's like 95% sweet fruit, and maybe 5% or even less of that spice the seeds give off. Just enough to be detectable on the tongue without disrupting the overall flavor and sweetness. A jam or spread of something like this should definitely contain all available elements to present a nice profile of what the fruit is kinda like.

[@nickmcgookin247]

We would also like to thank Joe. Anyone that help grow this cool Chanel, is ok in my book.

[@patricioiasielski8816]

Yeaaaaa, this is eaten as a traditional candied-fruit around here

[@cathyburrows8162]

Planting justice, what easy to remember name,.

[@pavanachanta6889]

My favorite! 100 times better than regular papaya

[@notmyworld44]

We had the good fortune to able to visit the nation of Panama twice. One of the most wonderful things I found there was tree-ripened papayas in the markets. The sweetness and flavor of those was intensely beautiful! Here in the states they are tasteless because they were picked green before being shipped to us. The flavor never had a chance to develop. By the way, papaya seeds are safely edible, and they taste remarkably like watercress!

[@SarahLovesFood]

Those smol papayas look great! The only good papaya I ever had was brought to me directly by my dad off his tree in Florida. I think we just rarely have good papayas available in most of the US and that's why many people (myself included) don't care for them much.

[@juliemcgugan1244]

I always thought the same about mangoes, when I was living in the tropics. It was rare to find a good one, at perfect ripeness in the grocery store…but if you got some from a friend or neighbour that was off their own tree! *Chef’s kiss*

[@Sanchez96d]

Sweet! I want to get me some trees for here!

[@gwuhwhuh6248]

I’m only halfway through the video so maybe this is mentioned later, but I could imagine drying these fruits out with the seeds inside to be ground as a spice

[@StuffandThings_]

Some day you should go on a quest to find Jacaratia spinosa, a papaya relative with edible *wood!*

[@hartoramasenju4012]

Wow never heard those before, learn something new today

[@P0SSPWRD]

I curse Papayas for being completely unable to withstand any cold 😭

[@mushroombob1115]

I used to dislike papaya (had it in Thailand where I used to live) until I worked on a papaya farm in Hawaii. I realized with papaya the variety and the stage of ripeness make all the difference. So delicious if you get those right. Also, it wasn’t common, but some varieties had coconut notes. 👍

[@maobfh]

Sounds great! Probably not something I could find at the local grocery store. I can think of several reasons why I would enjoy them more than a regular papaya. Thanks!

[@rawrxd4466]

That is a very decent sized papaya, I bet it has a great personality too.

[@eeeehale]

I would love to see these in the store. I wonder why they aren't sold widely.

[@juliemcgugan1244]

They probably don’t transport well en-mass. I wonder how long they will store on the shelf?

[@Bullboy_Adventures]

Reminds me of comparing supermarket fruits to wild counterparts. Like how tiny wild watermelons and wild strawberries are compared to the frankenfruits everyone's familiar with

[@vessy7726]

Hi Jared, I recently learned of a plant you might be interested in. It's called ram kand mool and is sold by Indian street vendors near Hindu temples. It's theorized to be a type of agave but no one knows for sure what plant is. Would love to see you try it if you ever visit India :)

[@digikaa]

I'd love to know your thoughts on the gummy worm fruit (Cecropia), I'm not sure if it's been featured on your channel before but I'm so curious!!

[@PrestonBozeman]

It has

[@MrRishik123]

its not small, its perfectly averagely sized huge even....

[@ViniciusCampos-f2o]

These sounds awesome! Like a papaya berry! I've always found the seeds to taste like horseradish, is it just me?

[@juicemister]

Papaya and horseradish are actually related (they’re both in order Brassicales), so they may have some phytochemistry in common!

[@missylou725]

​@@juicemister😮

[@WeirdExplorer]

Good observation! They do have a bit of horseradish taste

[@lejardinierjardine8518]

Wow ! I bought some seeds last year because the plant looked good, is hardy and gives edible fruits. I didnt know they could be that tasty though. Definitively looking forward to the first harvest 🥭

[@jibbitybibbity191]

Where were you able to find them? I can’t find any for sale online, but maybe it’s just the wrong time of year.

[@lejardinierjardine8518]

@@jibbitybibbity191 From friend of the channel Brian at Raindance seeds. Unfortunately he doesn't seem to have any either currently.

[@lejardinierjardine8518]

@@jibbitybibbity191 Hey, just saw they got new seeds at Rare Palm Seeds, if you are still interested 🤗

[@jibbitybibbity191]

Planting justice has them in stock now, just ordered 🎉

[@lejardinierjardine8518]

@@jibbitybibbity191 Great to hear 🥳 I guess they are in season right now. Wishing you the best with your seeds 🌱

[@MaggieHessUnedited]

Papaya seeds taste like watercress

[@timothygreer188]

You were right about the new name, they're now classified as "Vasconcellea quercifolia”.

[@TheUltimoSniper]

So. Could it ketchup? Seeds included maybe?

[@stringsofhell]

Maybe. I know it can jam lol I made some awesome papaya jam last year with a full-size papaya, peeled, and the seeds removed, and some lemon juice with a little gelatin to help it set.

[@rgc517]

Vasconcellea quercifolia. You found that "floral taste" because is in the same genus as the mountain papaya. The babaco would also be on the same group, although is a hybrid between 2 species of Vasconcellea (i don't remember the actual species). Your "supermarket papayas" are less tasty because they are picked while still green. If you have the oportunity to get one ripe from tree (really difficult cause birds just love ripe papaya) you'll find a papaya that is incredibly sweet.

[@jrcorsey]

Happy New Year! What a sweet start.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Happy new year!!

[@Cohowarren]

I'll look for strange/new fruits now that I am moving to Cambodia.😁 Great videos BTW.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Cool! I still need to go to Cambodia. I've heard that there are lots of fruits to find

[@AQFearfullMage]

4:22 So like this one time...

[@frankmacleod2565]

Awesome

[@ivythay4259]

4:22 DankPods jumpscare

[@Leopr1]

Got a video idea. How about the Gympie Gympie fruit of Australia? Apparently it is edible but I was not able to find video footage.

[@Lu_Woods]

looks like a good cat toy ; )

[@Shakespearept]

It's cute

[@SnarkNSass]

THANX JOE!! 😂

[@Anniesheirloomacres]

Have you tried Mazari palm fruit? Apparently they are edible, but no one has described the flavor. If it tastes nice I’d love to plant some.

[@jameswest4819]

By cold resistant, do you mean freezing weather, or just mild frost?

[@mandab.3180]

aww it's cute and tasty, best combo! lil snack 'payas. 🥰

[@davidedgar2818]

I'm always surprised by the variations of papaya, this is one that has truly surprised me

[@trex70]

Off topic. Very nice Shirt.

[@80sforever3]

I love papaya but sometimes the one i bought wasn't sweet enough. The one variety consistently sweet and delicious have the shape like chilli. I have no idea the variety name, still looking as i like to grow. The fruit is about a foot length and about a palm wide.

[@JTMusicbox]

Awesome video! It’s amazing these are so sweet!

[@censusgary]

“Quercifolia,” by the way, is Latin for “oak leaf.” Hence, “Oak Leaf Papaya.”

[@Tam.I.am.]

"Some have little spikes coming out of 'em." Me: BATTLE PAPAYA! o.O Joking aside, do you think they'd taste good on cereal?

[@quitlife9279]

They would taste amazing on cereal. It's got that rich tropical fruit taste and a creamy texture, well except for the seeds, i don't think those would go well on cereal, unless it's some weird acquired taste. And it'll be a pain to remove seeds.

[@Tam.I.am.]

@@quitlife9279 Ah right, the seeds. So not quite so quick and easy as putting blueberries on.

[@alittlebitgone]

Kept waiting for dank nugs stinky smoke.

[@turbobhagwan]

Ive been told papaya seeds is good against constipation.

[@WeirdExplorer]

I think they are used as an anti parasitic also

[@trashang3l562]

Hi Jared! I've been a big fan for ages, I'm in Vietnam now and I was wondering if you recommend markets for finding weird fruit in Ho Chi Minh city, Can Tho, Hoi An, Hue, Dalat or Hanoi. I will be much obliged!!

[@Phoenix.Sparkles]

I wonna grow those now

[@davidedgar2818]

Do you have any images/video of this variation in growth??

[@jim.pearsall]

Try making a Thai papaya salad with that? 😛😋👏🏻

[@Traderjoe]

Did you say these can grow in cold climates? Like here, in New York?

[@chubbygardengnome]

A tree produces hundreds? Thats like the equivalent of like 3 normal papaya...i wouldnt consider that too productive xD

[@anonymous-sus406]

00:27 you vs the guy she says not to worry about

[@youtube.commentator]

Looks pretty small

[@donovanteale6502]

Looks similar to our very toxic Tabernaemontana pandacaqui fruit

[@quitlife9279]

The fruits may be small but the trees they grow on are massive, maybe not very tall but fat, the stems and roots on those are abnormally thick and they lose their leaves in winter. The fruits can get significantly bigger than that if pollinated, but the tree has separate male and female individuals and most grown in cultivation are only the female clone.

[@mrsenstitz]

Quercus is the latin name for oak.

[@goiterlanternbase]

0:35 Carica quercifolia is as wrong or right as Papaya quercifolia🤗 The botanic name now is Vasconcellea quercifolia A.St.-Hil. and it is in the Caricacae family and it produces tiny Papaya fruits🤗 Check WTO Plantlist, the successor of The Plantlist for 13 more synonyms🤣

[@lkh511981]

Just trying to figure out what the heck is flying around your house at 1:50 😂

[@BensExoticFlorida]

How interesting. The branches look woody which is very different than regular papayas which do not grow woody trunks or branches, and don't actually grow any branches at all. I wonder how genetically similar/distant to regular papayas it is.

[@keptleroymg6877]

Looks like rose hip

[@1TakoyakiStore]

Whenever I have papaya here in the US the only good ones are ones picked that day. When I was in Indonesia their papaya tasted amazing! Like mango watermelon! This leads me to believe that whatever grocery stores do here in the US to make papayas last it drains them of the flavor.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Yeah in the US I still buy papaya but put lime on them. In SE Asia they are so flavorful just on their own

[@1TakoyakiStore]

​@@WeirdExplorerI'll have to try that. I've seen that pop up a few times in the comments! On a somewhat related note, I'm still kicking myself for not trying mountain papaya when I had my chance in Java. I think it was because most of the farmers up in the mountains were too focused on harvesting and selling thai chilies. That I did try. 😂

[@SeraphimCherubim]

They are sold out😢

[@jibbitybibbity191]

Planting justice has them in stock now, I just ordered 4

[@DrDIY1]

That fly 🪰 @1:51 was the size of a bat! U sure ur not secretly in Florida?

[@jameshaws9986]

Should save some seeds and try growing them

[@DeathMetalDerf]

Mainly commenting to appease the almighty algorithm. Have a great day!

[@WeirdExplorer]

thanks!

[@ashleylala4293]

I liked papaya in Taiwan but all the ones I’ve had in America are terrible. They’re very funky, like burnt hair and they have a weird cheesy quality

[@autumnryder5173]

Borrowers papaya

[@ferretyluv]

Wait, people don’t like papayas? They taste like mangos to me. I guess it’s more of a texture thing for me.

[@dbensen]

All be it, not though be it ;)

[@tenshiabse]

WHO CARES!! EAT DA PAPAYA!

[@jasminehubbard6217]

I think it ain't that small Oak Leaf papaya the tree was kind of looks very tall it was very huge too it look really big put i just like the different varieties of papaya

[@Micamicamico]

gabgool

[@StuffandThings_]

This is yet another fruit that is just begging to be hybridized. The flavor and cold hardiness is really promising, but the size compared to the seeds kind of kills any potential for it to become popular.

[@Grom-rl8bm]

I can't get past the vomit taste of papaya. It's one of few fruits I don't like

[@WeirdExplorer]

The other species don't really have that taste, maybe one day they'll show up at markets.

[@ENNEN420]

I'm tired of all these jokes about how tiny it is. If you ask me, it's above average and that's that.