Star Fruit (Averrhoa carambola)

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Thaumaturgist Rockledge, FL(Zone 10a) Jul 11, 2003

Common name: Star Fruit
Family: Oxalidaceae
Genus: Averrhoa
Species carambola

Plant Link: http://plantsdatabase.com/go/2086/

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IRFAN_LODHI faisalabad, Pakistan(Zone 10b) Jul 02, 2009

its fruit have seeds or not and how is it cultivated or grow ?

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Thaumaturgist Rockledge, FL(Zone 10a) Aug 19, 2009

The fruit does have seeds. However, the method of choice for propagation is grafting.

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Jimsned2 Fort Lauderdale, FL Sep 27, 2009

I hope this thread stays for awhile, I have some questions concerning my star fruit and hope to talk to other south florida folks who have this tree Jim

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Jimsned2 Fort Lauderdale, FL Oct 17, 2009

Thamaturgist, about a month ago I planted a starfruit seed in a pot and now have about a three inch tree, I just wanted to see if I could do it, now however, I hate to just throw it out, if I decide to raise it for awhile and then give it away to some one, will it get fruit or is it necessary for them to be grafted?

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Thaumaturgist Rockledge, FL(Zone 10a) Oct 20, 2009

The problem with a seedling (for most fruits) is that it is unpredictable as to when it will fruit, if at all.
Moreover, if it does fruit, the quality of the fruit is in most cases worse than the parent's.

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Jimsned2 Fort Lauderdale, FL Oct 20, 2009

Thank you for getting back to me thaumaturgist, I guess it's off to star fruit heaven for this little guy, oh well, at least I know I could grow one from seed, but I have a 6 ft tree and it provides me with more then enough fruit. Jim

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