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The Sri Kembangan is a malaysian variety of carambola with an amazing taste and good shelf life.They are one of the largest growing carambola and go from green to yellow to dark yellow to orange once they are fully ripe but can be eaten once they are yellow if you prefer them that way.They also produce a lot of fruit and flower up to 3 times per year.They are easy to grow and are a very vigourous variety.
GROWN FROM
Air Layered / Marcot (Marcotted Carambolas are far superior than grafted Carambola trees)
HOW LONG BEFORE IT WILL FRUIT6 months to 1 Year (Marcots will fruit faster than a grafted tree)
(Will fruit 2 to 3 times times a year in warm climates)
POLLINATIONSelf Pollinating
DECIDUOUS OR EVERGREENEvergreen
WATERINGloves a lot of water
AMOUNT OF SUNFull Sun
Carambola Tree Sri Kembangan (Already Fruiting)
The Carambola / Star fruit is a small, bushy evergreen tree that grows very well under hot, humid, tropical conditions but can also be grown in other climates as well. The plant bears small lilac color, bell-shaped flowers in clusters, which subsequently develop into oblong shaped fruits with characteristic five angled edges (sides or ribs) that when cut up look like perfect star shapes.