Tropical and subtropical fruits (2+1)

Harvesting and Yield

• Carambola produces fruit on both young and old branches and even on trunks in clusters. Grafts start bearing within a year but good yields can be had after 3 years. Seedlings take 4-5 years to come to bearing.
• Carambola being non-climacteric should be harvested at proper stage of maturity only, i.e. when 50% of fruit becomes yellow. On ripening fruit develops orange tinge.
• Yield varies from 20-50kg/tree in the early stages and a grown up tree may give 400-500 kg/tree.
• Carambola produces fruit throughout the year but peak seasons of harvest are Jan-Feb and Sept-Oct.
  
• Carambola takes about 3-4 months from flower to maturity.