Kary
Variety of Starfruit · Averrhoa carambola
Top Hawaiian cultivar with very high sugar content and crisp, juicy flesh.
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3🇺🇸 USA 1965
Taste & characteristics
Taste
crispjuicysweetrefreshing
Profile
- Parentage
- Hawaiianische Selektion
- Breeder
- University of Hawaii (Selektion)
- Pollination
- dioecious – separate male and female plants
- Fruit weight
- 140 g
Description
Fruit
Medium-to-large, orange-yellow fruit with especially sweet, juicy flesh when fully ripe.
Growth
Productive, vigorous tree; grown commercially in Hawaii.
Yield
Heavy, multiple harvests per year.
Notes
Prized for premium fresh eating in Hawaii.
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