Papayas grow quickly and produce wide canopies. I had two dozen in my yard and had to remove all but four because they were shading out my other trees, drastically slowing down their growth and productivity. They cooled down the yard immensely and I could stay dry when it rained by stepping under the leaves.
To some degree that will be determined by the growth rate of the permanent trees around them. As space becomes crowded they will be removed. As well, it is not uncommon for growers to only keep a papaya tree for a few years before replacing them because of disease and productivity issues as they age. In fact, the University of florida (IFAS) recommends replacing your papaya trees every 18 - 24 months because of issues we have here with Anthracnose.
We do not grow tamarillo here on our farm, so we do not have experience with growing them as temporary plants. However they could be a good choice. They are fast growing, stay small, often getting only 10 - 15 ft tall, grow in a shrub form, and they have fairly shallow, brittle roots which would make them easy to remove. You might have to trim them on the sides to keep them from quickly taking up the room for the permanent tree next to them though.
Papayas grow quickly and produce wide canopies. I had two dozen in my yard and had to remove all but four because they were shading out my other trees, drastically slowing down their growth and productivity. They cooled down the yard immensely and I could stay dry when it rained by stepping under the leaves.
I love your idea of putting in temporary plants. How long do you plan to keep the papayas before they need to come out?
To some degree that will be determined by the growth rate of the permanent trees around them. As space becomes crowded they will be removed. As well, it is not uncommon for growers to only keep a papaya tree for a few years before replacing them because of disease and productivity issues as they age. In fact, the University of florida (IFAS) recommends replacing your papaya trees every 18 - 24 months because of issues we have here with Anthracnose.
hello from Greece great video . do you thing tamarillos also are good as temp plants?
We do not grow tamarillo here on our farm, so we do not have experience with growing them as temporary plants. However they could be a good choice. They are fast growing, stay small, often getting only 10 - 15 ft tall, grow in a shrub form, and they have fairly shallow, brittle roots which would make them easy to remove. You might have to trim them on the sides to keep them from quickly taking up the room for the permanent tree next to them though.