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[Claude Sweet <sweetent@home.com>]

Carambola fruit can be either sweet or sour depending on the variety.
The fruit is commercially grown in Florida. 

I live in a mild winter area in San Diego where I fruit mango,
cherimoya, macadamia, banana, feijoa, guava, fig, black persimmon,
oriental persimmon, jujube, various citrus, and low chill apples, plums,
etc. Last year my carambola tree produced its first crop of 20 fruit.

Carambola is frequently used as a plate garnish when sliced as a cross
section producing the star shape. It is not my favorite fruit to eat out
of hand or in a fruit salad.

Claude Sweet
San Diego, CA
zone 9

jakuehn@yourinter.net wrote:
> 
> Ward,
> 
> The star fruit is called carambola, and can often be found in grocery
> stores.
> I believe it is a citrus relative.
> 
> That's all I know!
> 
> Jackie Kuehn
> 
> Ward Barnes wrote:
> 
> > Hi everyone.
> >
> > The local Military Commissary (I am retired Navy) sells what they
> call "star
> > fruit".  The fruit viewed from the end is star shaped with five
> points and
> > lobes.  It is about 2 inches in diameter and 4 inches long.  It is
> yellowish
> > green in color with the exception of the ribs which are brown.  It
> has few
> > dark brown seeds.  It is very juicy and has a very mild almost
> banana -
> > almost citrus flavor. It was on sale 5 for $1.00 so the price is
> right.  I
> > like the flavor and will be buying more.  Outside of the above info
> I don't
> > know anything about this fruit.  Any help?
> >
> > Ward Barnes
> > Coastal Zone 7
> > Wake, VA.
> >
> >
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