Star Fruit | Carambola

Star Fruit, or Carambola, is a beautiful tropical fruit tree producing distinctive star-shaped fruit with crisp, juicy flesh and a deliciously refreshing flavour. The fruit can be eaten fresh, sliced into salads or used as an attractive garnish. Carambola trees are also attractive in the garden, with glossy evergreen foliage and delicate flowers, making them a wonderful combination of ornamental appeal and home-grown fruit.

Star fruit are hardy and robust trees, although they can naturally drop some or all of their leaves when exposed to cooler conditions, grown outside their preferred climate, or after being transported. This can look alarming, but is usually only temporary. Once settled into warm conditions, they readily produce fresh new growth and can quickly become beautifully leafy again.

Arkin Star Fruit

Arkin is a popular sweet-fruited variety, prized for its attractive golden-yellow fruit and excellent eating quality. The medium to large fruit has firm, juicy flesh, relatively low acidity and few seeds. Arkin is an excellent choice for those looking for a particularly attractive and delicious star fruit, with the added benefit of good handling qualities.

Maha Star Fruit

Maha is a sweet, low-acid variety with crisp, crunchy white flesh and a wonderfully refreshing flavour. Its fruit is typically pale yellow to almost white when ripe, with distinctive thick wings and pointed ends. Maha is an interesting choice for the home garden, offering delicious fruit with a unique appearance and a relatively long cropping period.

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