My Edible Fruit Trees: Carambola Trees

Carambola Starfruit - Thai Knight (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: - Lovely weeping habit, fantastic star shaped fruits.

Height 1.3 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Pollination: Self Pollination

Carambola - Kary Seedling

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- Kary Seedling (Grafted) ^5/10

Planted: 2021

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Comments

flowered in May 2023. No fruitset

24.04.2024:- Lot of flowers no fruit set and then Almost died in Winter 2023. Now Recovering with new growth

Carambola Starfruit - Kary (Grafted) ^6/10

Comments: -

photo taken 2009. Topped dressed has responded with faster growth.

Fruiting Months June and July

Planted: 1997

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

Organic Status:Organic

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 Starfruit - Kary (Grafted)

Planted: 2017

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Carambola Starfruit - Kary (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: - Ours are pretty much as good as you get. Satisified with the quality of the tree with high yields. Fruit is bland in flavour, but that is the same with all Carambolas.

Planted: 2000

Height 5 metres

Qty: 3

Fruit Harvest: 50 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control: Needs pest control.

Organic Status:Organic

carambola

Comments: -

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

Comments

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 Starfruit - Kary (Grafted) ^10/10

Planted: 2017

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Carambola Starfruit - Daleys Sweet Gold

Growing: In the Ground

Carambola Starfruit ^5/10

Height 1.5 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

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

Comments: -

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 Starfruit - Kary

Comments: - Got it delivered in middle of winter, the starfruit tree was about 40cm high and lost all leaves after 2 weeks. It grew new leaves in November. Don't know how it'll survive the next winter.

Planted: 2016

Comments

how is this doing?

Carambola Starfruit- Kary Seedling (Seedling) ^7/10

Comments: -

stopped growing over winter, lost some leaves.  i read they stop growing when temps below 20. now, late spring, lots of new growth.

2016. quite tall and spindly. prune tops to encorage branching as it is a seedling.  no flowers yet. little care given.

Planted: 2012

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Question:

Carambola Starfruit - Kembangan (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

they dont like cold. but our lowest temp was about 4 deg c this winter and they survived. one lost nearly all its leaves but has lots of new growth in spring.2016 very heavy crops the last 2 yrs. they seem to flower in winter and then loose them but plenty of fruit summer/autumn. never had trouble with fruit fly until this season had the entire crop infested and lost.

Planted: 2012

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting, Yearly, Spring

Question:

Carambola grafted-LongPolyLane5 (Grafted)

Comments: -

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 - Kembangan

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

Comments: -

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- Kary Seedling ^4/10

Comments: -

Took a while to establish seems happy enough now, but didn't really like the cold frosty weather.  Hoping for lots of new growth this spring.

Still growing but no sign of fruit.

Has grown taller but still no fruit

Update Dec 2014 - still no fruit ...

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: seasol

Pest Control:

none

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

Growing but no sign of flowers still.

Carambola Starfruit- Kary Seedling (Seedling)

Comments: - Don't really know what variety, but a heavy cropper of unevenn fruit. Unfortunately the fruit fly whack them well before they ripen.  Ants also seem to like them.

Planted: 2007

Pest Control: fruit fly traps, baits, spray.

Carambola Starfruit- Kary Seedling (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: - It happily grows on our loyal old dogs grave and sems to be thriving.

Planted: 2013

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

When I Fertilise: Never

Organic Status:Organic

Carambola Starfruit - Kary (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: -

Not very old, lost most of its leaves due to transport shock from Kyogle I'd say but putting on lots of new growth in spring, hopefully its warm enough in Sydney.

Put on some very solid growth over summer. Has already started to flower in autumn.

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

will bag fruit if it survives.

Carambola Starfruit - Kary

Carambola Starfruit - Kary ^8/10

Comments: -

Bought this plant from Daleys years ago. It achieved about 1.5 spindly metres growth, and then nearly died from frost, due to our marginal growing conditions. It held on, and, this year, has become very much more lush in appearance and looks like a sturdy, healthy plant. I hope it is self-pollinating, as I only have one plant, and I see the words "Pollination beneficial"!

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Shade

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Mulch, longalife, cow poo, blood and bone etc

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

nil

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Question:

This Carambola (same one as discussed here some time ago) was bought as a grafted plant, but I can't recall which graft it was. It now fruits abundantly, starting about 3 years ago with its first handful of fruits, but going into full production a couple of years ago. The only problem is that the fruit is to astringent to make for pleasant eating. Any idea why, or how to correct that issue, as it is an abundant creature now?! :-) Thank you.

Carambola Starfruit - Kary

Comments: -

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

Comments

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 (Grafted) ^3/10

Comments: - I think my tree would have done better if it was in a less windy position.  I am surprised it has not died from the gusty winds.  Had a few fruits 2 years ago but they did not have enough time to grow and mature properly before it gets too cold.  I think Perth is probably too cold for this tree unless you grow it in a hot house.

Planted: 2005

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Question: Has anyone got any success stories with Carambola in Perth?

Comments

They do need protection in their first year. Star fruit grow really well in Perth as do many tropical fruit trees.

Carambola Starfruit - Kary (Grafted)

Height 120 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

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 - Kembangan (Grafted)

Comments: -

This has never looked very happy, not sure why.

Was quite unhappy during winter but has put on lots of lovely new growth now in spring 2012 - warm sheltered position, moderate sun.

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Comments

I wonder if it is staying too wet in the tree bag so have now re-potted in plastic pot with feet off the ground.