My Edible Fruit Trees: Carambola Trees

carambola

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Growing well, with new growth and flowers. I have two for cross-pollination (one Kembangen, one unknown). No fruit yet, although both have flowered last year too.

Planted: 2008

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost

When I Fertilise: Spring

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Your leaves look green and lucious

Thanks, Michael. I have got in the habit of giving it half a watering can full before I leave for work every morning (and the bananas and fig, and anything fairly new).

Carambola ^6/10

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I would love some seeds to plant.

Carambola (Grafted) ^7/10

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Got this tree for $50 bucks at 1.5 metres tall from a local nusery so I thought it was a bargain.Not sure what variety it is though but hoping to get some fruits from it hopefully next year

Planted: 2008

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Carambola (Star fruit) (Cutting) ^10/10

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Lovely weeping tree with small pink flowers several times a year. However, must get a really good watering at that time to grow fruit successfully, otherwise the tiny fruit will fall. Virtually no fruit in the last 2 years, but in 2017 had a huge crop of several hundred fruits due to timely rain in late summer. Fruit taste was excellent. Important to wait for the colour to start changing from green to yellow, but should pick before it becomes too ripe as it then loses flavour.

Fruiting Months May

Planted: 2003

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 100 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 30% in

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Pest Control:

Fruit can get macadamia moth weevil damage in summer months, so spray is beneficial. I prune the top of the tree to keep within reach for fruit picking.

Carambola grafted-LongPolyLane5 (Grafted)

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This tree would produce fruit every year in the long poly house. As it became to large for it's pot, Greg gave it to me to plant out at my place, back in 1997. Twelve years later it finally produced fruit again (2009)

Planted: 1997

Height 3 metres

First Fruited: 2009 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Carambola Starfruit ^5/10

Height 1.5 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

CARAMBOLA STARFRUIT - KARY Averrhoa (Grafted) ^10/10

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Love Star Fruit - can't buy these in Adelaide so i thought i'd give it a go growing them, purchased a grafted Kary from Daley's and it's doing excellent - very easy to look after and flowering like crazy. 

Flowers do drop off and dont set maybe it's too young still if anyone knows why the flowers are dropping please post a comment.

Height 2.5 Feet

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Seasol and Organics - Fortnightly

Pest Control: None.

Question: Why are the flowers not setting fruit.

Carambola Starfruit - Thai Knight (Grafted)

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter and Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Carambola - Seedling

Carambola Starfruit - Arkin (Grafted)

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Delicious fruit that's juicy, sweet and tangy, and very attractive too. I've grown it before, and had to have another.  A very productive tree once it starts to fruit. 

Planted: 2010

Height 1.6 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Manure

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

None required yet.

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Carambola Starfruit - Arkin ^5/10

Carambola Starfruit - Arkin

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Grew over the warmer periods, stopped growing in winter few leaf drops but appear to be best performer in the winter, retained most leaves and are still green

Planted: 2008

Growing: In a Pot

Carambola Starfruit - Daleys Sweet Gold

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Carambola Starfruit - Daleys Sweet Gold

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purchased one from daleys 11/1999 but died 02/2010 not sure if it was a grafted var or a seedling died from the cold I think?

Carambola Starfruit - Daleys Sweet Gold

Growing: In the Ground

Carambola Starfruit - Daleys Sweet Gold ^6/10

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This has been a difficult tree. I've had to transplant it three times. First it was too shaded, then the soil wasn't right and too shallow, but now the soil is deep, free draining and obviously suited to the tree. Its now about 1.8M tall and looking much better than it was. Its only flowered once in the 3 or so years I've had it.

Planted: 2008

Height 1.8 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Carambola Starfruit - Daleys Sweet Gold (Grafted)

Planted: 2021

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Comments

Was flowering in December which I never experienced with my Kary I had. Had a small issue with scale but cleared that up. Growing fine

Carambola Starfruit - Daleys Sweet Gold ^9/10

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struggling a little thru the winter, and in too close proximity to a bangalow palm.

this photo also shows the arrowroot plant.

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure and mulch

Pest Control:

none needed so far.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Carambola Starfruit - Giant Siam

Carambola Starfruit - Giant Siam

Carambola Starfruit - Kary

Carambola Starfruit - Kary (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: - I dont mind the fruit, and the flowers are lovely when they smother the brances. i had to move this plant during the wet in 2010-11 floods. It handles transplanting quite well and is powering away in new spot, putting on lots of flowers summer 2011

Planted: 2010

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Carambola Starfruit - Kary (Grafted) ^10/10

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easy to grow and very sweet fuit. don't like hot sun and wind. better grow in partial shade. need regular fertilizer.  produce plenty of furits every year. bought it from daleys in Dec 2005, grow in large pot, first fruit in Jan 2007, over 50 fruits per tree. picture was taken in April 2007

Fruiting Months March, April, May, June

Planted: 2006

Height 1.2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: spring, summer and autume

Comments

Do you have fruit fly problem with this fruit ?

no fruit fly for this one. there were not many fruit fly in my yard until last summer. the guava was badly attacked last year. My blueberry was attacked for the first time this summer. We moved house late December, just a few street away, those fruit flies didn't follow us, so I enjoyed a lot of blueberry this year.

Hi, I have a small backyard, do you think starfruit grows well in pot, how large the pot you would recommend? Also where did you buy it from?

it grows well in pot. my one is in a 50 litre pot. I move it to sunny spot in winter and partial shade in summber. I bought it from Daleys.

Thanks. I am ordering one from Daleys now.

hi I am in quakers hill and wanted to grow kary starfruit, I hope it will fruit well in pot. my biggest concern is winters as we get frost .. What do you suggest and recommend. thanks

Carambola Starfruit - Kary

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Such a pretty tree and so prolific in it's fruit production.

I have no idea which variety I have as I can't find the ticket.

Planted: 2007

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 10 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control:

Fruit fly are a big problem - I make sure i remove all fallen fruit quickly. Made a big mistake a couple of years back and composted these under the tree - had a huge infestation of fruit fly the next two crops.

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

I have had a lot of problems with fruit fly.

Carambola Starfruit - Kary (Grafted) ^9/10

Fruiting Months May

Planted: 2007

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 8 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Organic Status:Organic

Carambola Starfruit - Kary

Carambola Starfruit - Kary

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It is only young. I did actually get 1 fruit first year but the possum got it. I have tasted this variety from the orchard in Daleys Nursery and it is very juicy and incredibly tasty. They crop really well but fruit fly may be a problem if you are not onto it.

Pollination: No

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I found that fruit fly is not the problem, but moths which lay eggs and small grubs then enter the middle of the fruit.

Carambola Starfruit - Kary

Carambola Starfruit - Kary (Grafted) ^10/10

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This has been a prolific fruiting season. This is the second year this tree has fruited and  I only have the one tree.The fruit have been fantastic, large, firm and great tasting. The fruit has ripened on the tree,with no need to pick and keep in doors as they have not been attacked by pests ie fruit fly.  I think part of the success has been the relocation of the chook yard that encorporated a number of my fruit trees including the carambola and the higher than normal rainfall we have had on the coast.

Tresna

Fruiting Months February, March, April

Planted: 2006

Height 3.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 2009 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Organic Status:Organic

Carambola Starfruit - Kary ^10/10

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This tree was here when we bought the place and is one of my favorites. The kid underneath is one of my best too. He is the youngest  of a blended family of 10, which halve of still live at home. Now you can probably understand why I love to be in my garden. Among other things it is my serenity my peace.

Star fruit abound on this tree nearly all year round there is something happening from its pretty little flowers to its crunchy tart juicy fruit. One of my older boys loves them and eats them whole off the tree. This one is planted in mostly shade between towering bamboo and a large date palm. It is very healthy,prolific fruiter and very pretty. In need of a good prune no dought.

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic