Starfruit/Carambola Flowering and Fruiting There are a few types they say that seems to produce well without another variety to help pollinate, fwang tung golden and arkin. The research is pretty easy to find on google. Some have short vs long styles and it is recommended to have one of each type. I have a small 3 gallon fwang tung that is already flowering and looks to be holding a few dime ...
Back in 2020, I purchased a Hawaiian Dwarf Starfruit from a reputable nursery that has since closed down. During Winter Storm Uri in 2021, the majority of it froze back, however I believe it regrew from above the graft line. Thanks to Winter Storm Enzo, I had to trim it back to cover it and picked a lot of the fruit. Here is a picture of the fruit, all in different stages of ripening. Upon ...
Suitable container size for long-term growing of starfruit and jackfruit I am planning to repot my starfruits and jackfruit into large containers permanently. I am aware that seed grown trees like starfruit and particularly jackfruit have long tap roots which won't like being constrained by the boundaries of a pot. However due to circumstance I have no choice. Does anyone know a suitable ...
Starfruit- Anyone Growing It ? It is a very fragile fruit so all of it that gets shipped are picked hard green. That is why storebought fruit has very poor flavor. The ripe fruit is good. One of the largest producing farms is just down the street from me. They pick green fruit daily for many weeks but eventually the fruit on the trees gets too ripe to ship. At that point they pull all the ripe ...