Carambola Exotic Fruit Plants/Star fruit (Averrhoa Carambola)

Name: Carambola Exotic Fruit Plants/Star fruit (Averrhoa Carambola)
Brand: Aathmanilayam
Price: 1300.0 INR
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Plant Type	Grafted plant
Common Name	Star fruit or 5 fingers
Botanical Name	Averrhoa Carambola
Bloom Time/Fruiting	10-14 Months
Maintenance Required	Moderate
Plant Age	6 months

Carambola/Averrhoa Carambola is a fruit-bearing tree native to the Old world tropics. Carambolas are curious-looking fruits that grow on short trunked, densely branched, evergreen trees. The fruits are oblong, maturing from dark or light green to an orangey-yellow, and have ribs, or wings that are sometimes tipped with green. Beneath the thin and waxy skin is a yellow flesh that is juicy and crisp when fully ripe. Immature fruits taste sour. Carambolas are rich in Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Vitamin A,B-complex vitamins . It contains antioxidant flavonoids and folate, fiber, and minerals like Potassium, Phosphorus, Zinc, and Iron.

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Does best in loamy soil with good drainage, needs plenty of bright sunlight to flourish, not tolerant of drought. The starfruit tree is tropical and can't survive in a region where temperatures dip below freezing level and also responds well to humidity.