All About Carambola (Star Fruit)

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Beautiful, Delicious, and Nutritious!
Carambola is a unique tropical fruit that is native to Sri Lanka, but is grown in many part of the tropical and subtropical world. It is also known as Star fruit because slicing the fruit results in star-shaped pieces.
In this video, learn all about the origins of Carambola, the tree, its fruit and how to pick it.
For more information about the fruit we grow, check out www.themangoplace.com/

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25 авг 2017

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@darrylaquino6073 Год назад

They grow this fruit in My country ( Myanmar ) Burma And I love it,*** western Australia.

@MsFishingdog 6 лет назад

another great video. keep the videos rolling. I learn a lot from your videos. you do a great job on making them. thanks for all your time and effort.

@TrulyTropical 6 лет назад

Thanks for watching!

@nancyfahey7518 4 года назад

Wow, you didn't miss anything. Was waiting for the "flowering after stress" note. Kudos to you. I have the Arkin.

@snailsgarden3055 3 года назад

Fwang Tung is so great!! Also I love the Kari!!

@Nicopasta85 6 лет назад

Great video! I have a Kari growing in my yard in southern California, cant wait to try the fruit!

@TrulyTropical 6 лет назад

Thanks for watching. Hope you get fruit soon!

@sarahkelly3908 4 года назад

It is deadly

@Crazyaboutpaper1 4 года назад

Love it. Thank you for sharing. Gardening in DFW, looking forward to growing one.

@sarahkelly3908 4 года назад

It could kill someone

@sarahkelly3908 4 года назад

Don't eat it

@rickyj8054 6 лет назад

In Hawai'i we used green, unripe fruit as bbq (star•b•q) sauce. Delicious!

@kevinlou1449 5 лет назад

wow, can you please share the recipe?

@jenniferponzini2433 5 лет назад

Recipe please? I have a star fruit tree and would love to learn all the different ways to eat them!

@guillermone1 4 года назад

Yes the recipe....please.

@cggiedinghagen1148 4 года назад

So Ricky did u ever give the bbq recipe for the carambola? Have made jam, pickles and juice with my carambolas. Am getting ready to try a chutney recipe. Tku

@cyrilpahinui 3 года назад

recipe?

@SueLall1008 5 лет назад

We had a carambola tree when I was growing up in Guyana, South America. I wasn't very fond of fruits..but now I would love to have a tree. The only problem is that I live in NY... :(

@marshjr8992 Год назад

Buy a dwarf, if u have a small patio. Mines already has 12 fruit ,3 weeks after buying it from a local nursery. Kari tree,

@kevinjenkins5340 5 лет назад

Last year I purchased a star fruit from our local market it had two seeds, I planted the seeds I now have two young trees about a metre tall, looking forward to harvesting my own star fruit!!

@alicedupreez1072 Год назад

I am in south africa ND was blessed with srar fruit that are green. How to use them

@robertlane8465 3 года назад

Cool😎

@aroucagirl1898 4 года назад

In Trinidad we call them 5 Fingers.

@6YUS0 Год назад

hello. I am a high school student making a documentary in Korea. I came across your video while looking for information on carambola. Would it be okay if I used some of this video as visuals for my documentary? Sentences may be awkward because you are using a translator. The finished documentary will be submitted to the school, and of course all video material will be clearly credited!

@marcm5006 6 лет назад

Love watching your videos!! Been learning so much! I have a quick question.. which starfruit variety do you think is best ..? I have a kari but want to add one more .. with so many options.. I'd like to get your advice..Thank you so much for your time :)

@TrulyTropical 6 лет назад

I recommend tasting as many of the varieties as you can. Of the ones I've tasted, I would say not Arkin. That variety is pretty bland.

@minervavillar645 3 года назад

We call it balimbing in manila Phil.

@snava360z334 3 года назад

Was that a variegated branch on that tree ? I would buy a cutting from that brach, or some seeds from the fruit that come out of that branch ?

@smokeydabeecharlescoleman8365 6 лет назад

I was told that the largest amounts of that acid is located in the outer most portion on the fins. Trimming the fins rids the fruit of a large amount.

@TrulyTropical 6 лет назад

Interesting! I'll try to verify that

@smokeydabeecharlescoleman8365 6 лет назад

www.snopes.com/food/warnings/starfruit.asp. It is uncommon, yet many do have trouble with it. I have heard other growers talk about it.

@TrulyTropical 6 лет назад

I had not seen the neurotoxin stuff before...crazy stories on the internet about all sorts of things... Having problems with the oxalic acid is very rare, but real

@smokeydabeecharlescoleman8365 6 лет назад

Oddly enough I noticed it because I'm a Beekeeper. I treat my Bees for Mites with this very same chemical. Now I'm waiting to see if a beekeeper get hospitalized for Neurotoxin Issues related to treatment . I may experiment with the fruit as an (all natural) treatment for bees. Breaking out that juicer, lol.

@TrulyTropical 6 лет назад

good luck

@Mochi88981 Год назад

Any variety is seedless ?

@ll3174 Год назад

I just planted two fruit trees and both are full of flowers they seem to small to hold fruit but I see no bees on the flowers will that mean that no fruit will develop?

@greatergood3706 Год назад

Bees 🐝 visit my tree

@mariamanzano2103 2 года назад

como se hase la Yiya de caranbola

@theuglykwan 4 года назад

Look at all the fruit on the ground!!!

@greatergood3706 Год назад

It's hard to get all the fruit when the production is cranking. I try to pick one, 2 others fall. They don't do well hitting the ground or a branch when falling

@theuglykwan Год назад

@@greatergood3706 That would make me sad but a nice problem to have. I'd lay out those foam mats before picking! haha

@greatergood3706 Год назад

@theuglykwan they have a very high water content in the fruit. Working in the yard in the heat, eating a few star fruit is invigorating and refreshing

@KeepGrowingOn 2 года назад

I live in Perth, Western Australia, should I plant the tree in a spot with 4 hours full sun? My tree seems to be under heat stress when in full afternoon sun. Please advise. Thank you.

@greatergood3706 Год назад

They don't mind shade in the afternoon in my garden

@lukeblowes6594 3 года назад

How do I pollinate these myself I have flowers but don't no

@greatergood3706 Год назад

Small flowers, it's a bee 🐝 type job

@ivanenrile 6 лет назад

In the Philippines we call it Balimbing (or two-faced)

@TrulyTropical 6 лет назад

Thanks for the info!

@emmanuelemen4005 4 года назад

Same here in malaysia we call it belimbing

@jcanracer 5 лет назад

I've got a tree that I believe was started from seed. It's 4 years old now and has never produced blossoms or fruit. Its maybe 10ft tall and spindly. Any tips would be gratefully accepted!

@TrulyTropical 5 лет назад

you might consider cutting it back to about 4 feet tall. You could graft onto the shoots that emerge. If you would like to taste the (eventual) fruit of seedling, just don't graft onto all the shoots. That way, you can get fruit soon and still see if the base trees produces tasty fruit. (Sometimes it takes more than ten years for seedlings to produce fruit.)

@jcanracer 5 лет назад

@@TrulyTropical thanks! Any suggestions for fertilizer?

@susanaikman4577 3 месяца назад

Hi mine name.is Sjsan Aikman. I have those star fruit in mij garden. 😊😊

@greenblood3708 6 лет назад

Which variety do you find better tasting (more sweet - less acid) - Bell - Fwang tung or Sri Kembangan?

@TrulyTropical 6 лет назад

Sri Kembangen is generally sweeter. The sweetness of Fwang Tung seems to vary with the season.

@greenblood3708 6 лет назад

Does Sri have any tartness? Also did you notice any issues with self-pollination?

@lilyli2460 5 лет назад

Wow love it ! I wish I could be your neighbor 👍👍👍💕

@sarahkelly3908 4 года назад

It could kill someone

@sarahkelly3908 4 года назад

Don't eat it

@calus6235 5 лет назад

I have Bell variety. It is a year old and about 6 inches tall. How fast the normal tree grow?

@greatergood3706 Год назад

Depends on the location of your garden

@jeanettejohnson3404 3 года назад

Can varambola grow in michagin with snow every winter?

@greatergood3706 Год назад

Probably too cold 🥶

@jonathansetzer6456 3 года назад

How do you get the sweet variety at the grocery store?

@greatergood3706 Год назад

You don't, they are harvested too green. Best right off your own tree

@guardianofthesacredflame1649 4 года назад

Which star fruit is the sweetest? Please and thank you

@benjamin7627 3 года назад

Kary

@Dhruv_Dogra 7 месяцев назад

Google says star fruit is NOT native to Sri Lanka but Southeast Asia

@zatara5299 6 лет назад

Are star fruit trees evergreen? Do they lose their leaves in the winter?

@TrulyTropical 6 лет назад

The only time they seem to lose their leaves is in high winds.

@zatara5299 6 лет назад

when they lose their leaves due to strong winds, commonly, the tree is still alive and can bounce back? Hoping this is the case.

@TrulyTropical 6 лет назад

Yes

@TheChenny73 4 года назад

I’m finding red bugs on my starfruit. I pick them off but I find the young fruit are falling from tree.

@Ghostinapapercrown 4 года назад

Eric Smith those are called read spider mites they are east to get rid of: mix a solution of soft soap and water together and spray it daily on your free for at least two weeks or when the bigs disappear.

@greatergood3706 Год назад

Yep, sap sucking mites

@santamariamarvy 6 лет назад

Isnt that called BALIMBI?

@TrulyTropical 6 лет назад

Balimbi is a close relative

@emmanuelemen4005 4 года назад

Malaysian call it belimbing

@zouk-uo9dn 5 лет назад

we call it star apple or carambola

@TrulyTropical 5 лет назад

Very interesting! Star apple refers to caimito in the US, so it's great to know that it can mean carambola too! Where are you from?

@susanaikman4577 3 месяца назад

But we called it carmbola

@pacman10182 6 лет назад

i've had starfruit before, it was bitter and unpleasant, why was that?

@TrulyTropical 6 лет назад

The quality of the fruit depends on the variety, how it's grown and when it's picked. Often the starfruit in grocery stores are only grown for looks (and often don't look that great).