Grow A Star Fruit Tree

Well, if you like fruit but want something more than an apple tree to grow old and want to try something more exotic to try. So why not a rising star fruit tree?

They have their roots in Asia and grows as a medium-sized tree 25-30 meters. As the name suggests, that the cultivation of fruits are star-shaped, at least when they are open! The fruits are harvested when they are 3-6 cm in length (but not more than six inches).

Although the classification of most of us, like an exotic fruit, are relatively easy to grow, despite living in a relatively warm climate. In northern Europe, can grow in a greenhouse to hear, but to fight, because the reduction in temperature at night in winter, and its dimensions of 20 meters or more mature, would prove unmanageable.

However, if you live in a warmer climate, with a high moisture content, such as southern Europe or trying a rising star of fruit trees as follows: -

A star fruit tree can be obtained from seeds purchased from the supermarket or grocery store green fruit. After removing the seeds from the fruit should be washed and dried before planting, but this should be done as quickly as possible, if the seed for the day and the next day before leaving for any reason, to reduce the germination planted.

In fact, it is the best way to seed more than the total market value of the germination of seeds of the fruit, the star is very low.

Plant them in a mixture of compost and fresh damp moss in a 4-inch pot. You should start to sprout in about seven days rose to 14 days in winter. If the plants are about 4-6 inches long can be planted directly in soil. You must ensure that the cold in the early days of sowing and protected from rodents such as rabbits, can destroy young plants at night.

Now, for the long waiting time. His red ball lasts about 4-5 years to mature and start producing fruit. However, when the flowers mature fruit trees about four times a year for every flower and fruit. They produce their largest crop in the summer with other cultures to arrive in December and in March (yes, but this can vary on where you live).

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