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- Q.Saving A Star Plant - How can I help this star plant look better?
- Q.I Have A Potted Staarfruit Plant.been Blooming Flowers And Fruits But Fruits Often Drops On The Ground Whem Its About 2inch In Siz - e.any advice how to keep it growing to full size? I have pruned the plant anf fed it with fertilizera ...
- Q.No Seeds Found Inside The Starfruit - I have a friend who grows starfruit tree. the fruits are giagentic! The color is light yellow but size of ...
- Q.Star Friut Seeds - my star fruit seeds sprouted they are 3 inches tall but all 5 are in the same pot what should ...
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DrewGatchel on
March 27, 2016Q.Carambola (Starfruit) Leaf help!
My young carambola tree is showing signs of distress through the leaves and I am not sure what to do. It's got plenty of water and the pH doesn't look imbalanced. The leaves are curling up and falling off. Any help?
- Answered by
MajorAntidote on
April 4, 2018A.My Carambola looked like that in it's first winter when I was overwatering it. The colder it got, I realized, the less water it needed. Maybe temp fluctuation is the problem?
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DrewGatchel on
March 29, 2016A.I'm still not convinced because it has seemed to be fine all winter until now, where they've been rapidly drying up and/or curling and then falling off at an alarming rate. I thought that Iron Chlorosis was more of just yellowing that would cause them to drop.
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Downtoearthdigs on
March 29, 2016A.It appears that your young tree has signs of iron chlorosis.
Here is a link with more information.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/starfruit/container-grown-starfruit.htm
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- Asked by
Reba McPherson on
October 20, 2017
Miami, FloridaQ.Plants for an atrium in Miami, florida
Do you have suggestions for plants that would give color and provide interesting texture and do well in an atrium in the middle of a house in Miami, Florida? Thank you.
Answered by
BushDoctor on
October 20, 2017
Certified ExpertA.I have always like the Carambola. The Starfruit. This interesting little tree would do quite perfectly in such a controlled environment. They make great container trees, as they remain somewhat short. But will produce, even from seed, at an early age. Usually this is around the 2-3 year mark. These edible fruit are a wonderful specimen for any indoor nursery.
Here is an article for more information: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/starfruit/container-grown-starfruit.htm
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Anonymous on
July 16, 2018Q.Saving a star plant
How can I help this star plant look better?
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
July 17, 2018A.This article will help you with care of your plant.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/kalanchoe/make-a-kalanchoe-rebloom.htm
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Syiru on
December 22, 2018
520277Q.I have a potted staarfruit plant.been blooming flowers and fruits but fruits often drops on the ground whem its about 2inch in siz
e.any advice how to keep it growing to full size? I have pruned the plant anf fed it with fertilizera and sometimes crushed egg shells,banan skin and coffee ground that has been grind.
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
December 22, 2018A.Immature fruit dropping is actually a common issue and can be caused by a few different things.
This article covers this issue.https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/fegen/reasons-for-small-hard-fruit.htm
This article will refresh you on the care needed for a potted Starfruit tree.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/starfruit/container-grown-starfruit.htm
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mleonmd on
September 11, 2020
33558 zone 10- FLORIDAQ.No Seeds Found Inside The Starfruit
I have a friend who grows starfruit tree. the fruits are giagentic! The color is light yellow but size of the fruit reaches over 5 inches in length and 4-5 inch in diameter. I wanted to extract seeds and start my own tree. I CANT FIND ANY SEEDS INSIDE!!!!! Last year she gave me few fruits and i found only 3 seeds in all. Why don,t they have seeds?!
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
September 11, 2020
Certified ExpertA.There are seedless varieties which must be what your friend has. Varieties with seeds contain about 10 to 12 seeds in each fruit. You must plant them quickly when you do find seeds, because they are only viable a short time. Also, fruits grown from seed are highly variable and you may not get a desirable fruit.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/starfruit/propagating-starfruit-trees.htm
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barbarajeanmayer207 on
October 21, 2021
33782 florida centralQ.Star Friut Seeds
my star fruit seeds sprouted they are 3 inches tall but all 5 are in the same pot what should i do
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
October 21, 2021
Certified ExpertA.Uh-oh.
The appropriate thing to do will be to snip all but one, without pulling them out. If you want to try and save them, you can transplant them out into their own containers.
In the future, make sure to start only one seed per container to avoid overcrowding.
Here is an article that will help you to care for your trees:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/starfruit/container-grown-starfruit.htm
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