Sunrise Solo is a widely grown red-fleshed Solo-type papaya famous for its sweet, richly colored flesh. Developed in Hawaii, it produces small to medium pear-shaped fruit of about one to one and a half pounds with smooth reddish-orange flesh and excellent dessert quality. It is one of the standard commercial red Solo papayas and a benchmark for flavor and appearance. Sunrise Solo plants include self-fruitful hermaphrodites, allowing single-tree production. The fruit is prized for fresh eating and its attractive color. Fast-growing and quick to bear in tropical and frost-free subtropical climates, Sunrise Solo is a popular home and market papaya well suited to warm-climate permaculture food forests.
Flavor Profile
Very sweet with smooth reddish-orange flesh and superior dessert quality.
Visual Characteristics
Small to medium pear-shaped fruit around 1 to 1.5 pounds with reddish-orange flesh.
Growing Tips
Plant in full sun with rich, well-drained soil; self-fruitful hermaphrodite plants can bear on their own.
Where to Buy
Sourcing information coming soon. Check local nurseries and seed banks for availability.