Arkin
Variety of Starfruit · Averrhoa carambola
The global commercial standard: sweet, firm star fruit with thin skin and excellent shipping quality.
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3🇺🇸 USA 1970
Taste & characteristics
Taste
mildcrispjuicysweetrefreshing
Profile
- Parentage
- Selektion aus Golden Star-Umfeld, Florida
- Breeder
- B. Arkin (Coral Gables, Florida)
- Pollination
- dioecious – separate male and female plants
- Fruit weight
- 130 g
Description
Fruit
Medium, deeply ribbed fruit with waxy golden-yellow skin and crisp, juicy, sweet flesh; few to no seeds.
Growth
Moderately vigorous, self-fruitful tree, productive and regular bearing.
Yield
Several fruiting flushes per year in Florida; leading export cultivar due to firmness and shelf life.
Notes
Dominant cultivar in international trade; stores well.
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