Unique papaya tree makes viewers exclaim 'terrifying, first time seeing it'

A clip of a papaya tree was shared by a man on social media with a cheerful caption: "Please help me value it!"

Papaya tree "million views"

The clip shows a man about 1.75 m tall hugging a tree trunk but not reaching the end. There would be no surprise until the person filming confirmed that this was a papaya tree trunk and turned to the top of the tree with 7 branches of papaya fruit.

The "giant" papaya tree trunk surprises many viewers

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"A papaya tree that you can't hug around, it's terrible. The tree has fruit, 7 branches. It looks like a jackfruit tree, not a papaya tree," the person filming the clip described.

Not only did it receive nearly 4 million views shortly after it was posted, the clip quickly received a "storm of hearts" and was shared widely on many social media platforms. Many accounts reposted the clip with surprise and excitement: "Old papaya trees are real!".

Many netizens claimed that this was the first time in their lives they had seen a papaya tree of such a huge size. Besides, there were also many comments jokingly saying that this was "the biggest papaya tree in Vietnam". A few netizens said that they had witnessed papaya trees with bigger trunks.

Gio Thien Duong account commented: "After living half my life, I finally see this ancient papaya tree." "From childhood to adulthood, I have never seen a papaya tree this big," another nickname said.

Tuan Anh Ho said: "Oh my! This is the first time I've seen a papaya tree with branches!". "This is the first time I've seen it, normally the tree dies after a few years of aging," said Phuong Lieu.

What is the truth?

According to the reporter's investigation, Mr. Trung Nghia (38 years old, living in Yen Bai ) is the person who posted the clip about the papaya tree mentioned above. The owner confirmed that the clip is true, not staged or edited.

Mr. Nghia said it was the first time in his life he saw a papaya tree with such a big trunk.

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Mr. Nghia said that this papaya tree was grown in the highlands of Sung Do commune (Van Chan district, Yen Bai), nearly 10 km from his house. However, it did not belong to him but to a villager.

"I also know about this papaya tree. I recently had the chance to pass by and saw a papaya tree with such a big trunk for the first time, so I recorded a clip and posted it online as a souvenir. I didn't think so many people would be interested in it," he said.

According to Mr. Nghia, the owner of the papaya tree, it is more than 10 years old, surviving many times the top was broken, so it grew into many branches. After asking around, he said the papaya tree bears fruit regularly, the fruit is delicious and sweet, and the tree's vitality is strong.

Mr. Quang Thuc, Mr. Nghia's friend who also appeared in the clip, also said he was extremely surprised when he first witnessed a papaya tree with such a "huge" trunk. The part he hugged was not the largest part of the trunk.

Not long ago, a papaya tree in Ho Chi Minh City also surprised many people because of its enormous height.

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According to many scientific documents, papaya is a very familiar fruit tree grown everywhere in Vietnam, from a few trees around the house, on the dike to intercropping with perennial plants, or in some places planted in specialized gardens. 9 - 10 months after planting, papaya has fruit and the tree bears fruit all year round. Papaya can live for 20 years.

Not long ago, a papaya tree growing in the yard of a house in the "rich area" of Phu My Hung (District 7, Ho Chi Minh City) attracted the attention of many people when it was nearly 12 meters tall. Many people said that it was the first time in their lives they saw such a tall papaya tree.