Anna harvested this morning a basketful of Star Fruit (Carambola) from a sapling we planted three ears ago. Although it gave us a few fruits last year, it is full of fruits this year and and it is flowering now (photo 1) for the next crop.
The name of the fruit, star fruit, comes form the star shaped appearance of the slices of the fruit when cut transversely (Photo 6).
It has a mixed taste and can be used for salad, juice, desert, or as a vegetable!
It is ready when it has a golden yellow appearance. When the green colour changes to mild yellow, it is ready to be plucked (photo 5).
We did not have to do much after planting it. It needs no shade. We have not had any insects attacking the plant or the fruits. It is a shrub with multiple stems from the soil growing in a circular fashion spreading its branches widely, which makes it even ornamental to look at.
Plant one if you can find a 5 square feet of space in your garden and it will give you fruits in the third year! It is a tropical plant, but now grows in other countries also.
M.C.Mathew( text and photo)
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