My Edible Fruit Trees: Carambola Trees QLD

Carambola Starfruit - Kary (Grafted) ^6/10

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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 - 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

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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

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 ^5/10

Height 1.5 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Carambola Starfruit- Seedling (Seedling) ^7/10

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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

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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)

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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- 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

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

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 - Kembangan (Grafted)

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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.

Carambola Starfruit - Kembangan

Pollination: Self Pollination

Carambola Starfruit- Seedling

Carambola Starfruit - Giant Siam

Carambola Starfruit - Giant Siam

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.

Comments

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 - 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 - 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 ^6/10

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I would love some seeds to plant.

Carambola Starfruit - Kary

Carambola Starfruit - Kembangan (Grafted) ^8/10

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Only young, planted October 2009.  Seems to be quite thirsty though it does get some western sun which may account for it.  Growing strongly at this stage.

Still growing strongly.  Maybe some fruit this year.

Height 3.5 Feet

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Manure, blood

Pest Control:

No problems other than a few grasshoppers eating foliage.

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

Carambola Starfruit - Arkin ^5/10

Carambola Starfruit - Kembangan

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any carambola would be good.

Carambola Starfruit- Seedling

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 Was slow to take , just getting lots opf new growth Now, very happy with tree.Purchase.

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: chook poo

When I Fertilise: Never

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

Carambola Starfruit - Kary

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have just bought another plant because of pollination problems. does not appear to be self-pollinating

Planted: 2008

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

no pests yet

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

the leaves are yellowing, don't know why?

Carambola Starfruit - Daleys Sweet Gold

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Carambola Starfruit- Seedling

Carambola Starfruit- Seedling

Carambola Starfruit - Kembangan

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: clucka poo

Pest Control:

Watch windy days which can blow and break young seedlings

Organic Status:Partially Organic