Starfruit
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3Will it grow where I live?
Starfruit is not winter-hardy in Central Europe (zone 11): outdoors from spring to autumn only, otherwise a container plant overwintered frost-free. The summer heat it needs to ripen is out of reach outdoors in Central Europe – greenhouse or conservatory.
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Profile
- Family
- Oxalidaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Height
- 5.5 m
- Spread
- 6 m
- Growth
- medium
- Lifespan
- 40 years
- First yield
- after 4 years
- Hardiness
- zone 11–13
- Shade tolerance
- full sun
- Soil
- Sand, Silt
- Soil moisture
- semi-dry – very moist
- pH
- 5 – 6.5
Varieties (12)
12 varieties of Starfruit are listed in the Permaplans variety finder — each with its own page: taste, ripening time, disease resistance, parentage and use.
- Arkin The global commercial standard: sweet, firm star fruit with thin skin and excellent shipping quality.
- B10 Leading Malaysian export clone with large, sweet, firm fruit.
- B17 Sweet, juicy Malaysian clone with deep-orange flesh.
- Dah Pon Large, sweet Taiwanese star fruit, popular for fresh eating.
- Fwang Tung Very large, pale-yellow Thai star fruit with mild, sweet, low-acid flavour.
- Golden Star Bright-yellow Florida cultivar, sweet-tart – ripe for fresh eating, unripe for cooking.
- Kajang Sweet Malaysian cultivar from the Kajang region with orange, juicy flesh.
- Kary Top Hawaiian cultivar with very high sugar content and crisp, juicy flesh.
- Maha Malaysian cultivar with sweet, mild flesh and bright yellow to orange skin.
- Newcomb Older, productive Florida cultivar with sweet-tart, juicy flesh.
- Sri Kembangan Deep-orange Malaysian elite cultivar, sweet and juicy with attractive colour.
- Thai Knight Large, sweet Thai cultivar with firm flesh, popular with home growers in the subtropics.
Uses
Frequently asked questions
Starfruit: how big does it get?
Starfruit (Averrhoa carambola) grows as a Tree and reaches roughly 5.5 m in height when mature, with a spread of about 6 m. Growth is medium.
Starfruit: what site does it need?
Starfruit tolerates full sun. Suitable soils are Sand, Silt. Soil moisture should be in the range semi-dry – very moist. The pH may lie between 5 and 6.5.
Starfruit: is it hardy?
Starfruit is listed as hardy in zone 11–13 and survives normal winters outdoors there.
Starfruit: will it grow in Central Europe?
Starfruit is not winter-hardy in Central Europe (zone 11): outdoors from spring to autumn only, otherwise a container plant overwintered frost-free. The summer heat it needs to ripen is out of reach outdoors in Central Europe – greenhouse or conservatory.
Starfruit: is it poisonous?
No toxicity is recorded for Starfruit. With wild plants, never rely on a database alone — only on a confident identification.
Starfruit: what is it used for?
Rated on a scale up to 10: Edible 7/10, Medicinal 3/10, Other uses 3/10.
Which Starfruit varieties are there?
The Permaplans variety finder lists 12 varieties of Starfruit, including Arkin, B10, B17, Dah Pon, Fwang Tung, Golden Star, Kajang, Kary, Maha, Newcomb, Sri Kembangan, Thai Knight. Each variety has its own page with taste, ripening time, disease resistance and parentage.
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