Carambola ‘Kari’ (Averrhoa carambola hybrid)

One of the sweetest and most delicious carambola varieties, ‘Kari’ is a highly productive tree that stays fairly small and can be maintained and successfully fruited in a pot in northern zones. The star-shaped fruit has crisp, juicy, yellow flesh that can be eaten fresh, made into juice or dried. It also makes a nice decorative accent for salads or drinks. The fruit is about 6” long and borne in clusters on the tree. Small pink flowers appear in spring and fall and ‘Kari’ usually produces two crops a year, in summer and winter. It often starts fruiting the second year after you receive it. This is a grafted plant that blooms and fruits sooner.