We Have Starfruit!
I was moving dirt around the property today and walked passed the starfruit tree we planted 16 months or so ago. To my surprise, there were a bunch of little baby starfruits! Stefan and I noticed that the star fruit tree had flowered about a month ago, but we wern’t expecting to get starfruits so soon. What a nice surprise!
I wasn’t really that into starfruit when I lived in California, because the only starfruit you could get were fairly flavorless. But, when you can pick a starfruit off of a tree when it’s bright yellow and ripe, it’s SO delicious. You can eat the skin and there are no seeds or core, so it’s kind of a pick n go fruit. The taste is sweet, but not too sweet and the texture is sort of like a cross between a pear and an apple.
Another big plus is that the starfruit tree is actually really pretty. It has bright green leaves and pretty little pink flowers when it blooms. I’m glad we planted it in the front yard 
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More cool stuff about starfruit (or carambola): Starfruit is consider to be a “superfruit” because it is high in vitamin C, rich in antioxidants, while being low in sugar, acids and sodium. It also makes a great garnish as it makes perfect little star shapes when cut in slices.
December 29th, 2008 at 5:33 am
Thanks for the info. I’ve been looking for fruit trees for our property but wasn’t sure about what to plant in the front…. Starfruit will be the fruit of choice. Enjoy yours!
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January 3rd, 2009 at 2:14 pm
Gotta say!I sure miss them fruit,you guys are lucky to be in Puerto Rico.Lovely tropical island and i’m stuck in WISCONSIN.Brrr.I wish you guys the best.By the way,you’re house and planting are gorgeous!
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May 10th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
are you sure they are blue falboyon trees and not jacaranda trees??
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May 14th, 2009 at 10:24 am
Elizabeth:
You are correct, it is a jacaranda. I thought that was a blue flamboyant
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June 21st, 2009 at 5:56 pm
I HAVE A STARFRUIT TREE THAT WAS GROWN FROM THE SEEDS OF THE FRUIT, IT HAS BEEN TWO YEARS AND IT HAS NOT BARE YET NOR HAS ANY FLOWERS BLOSSOMED YET.
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June 25th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
Monique – I think our starfruit tree is grafted, which is why it is producing fruit so soon. Most fruit trees will take a few years to produce fruit when grown from seed.
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