By Barbara Fahs
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Papayas are one of the tastiest fruits to grow in tropical areas. Early European settlers introduced papayas to Hawaii and they quickly became a staple food there. The relatively short-lived trees are very easy to grow and can reach heights up to 25 feet. They have hollow trunks and usually no branches. The leaves are large and deeply cut and the fruit forms on the trunk. Baby trees pop up in places where you don’t expect them because birds who have eaten them sometimes drop seeds in your garden. If you live in the tropics and love papayas, these volunteer trees can truly be “wonderful weeds.”