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The ALVA Star apple is a lighter greenish / purple colour and is know for having one of the best flavours of any star apple.
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The Star apple also named (Chrysophyllum cainito) may be round to oblate to ellipsoid and 2 to 4 inches in diameter (5-10 cm). The peel may be red-purple, dark-purple, or pale-green. It is smooth, glossy, and leathery. In purple fruits, the inner rind is dark purple, and in green fruits, white. The pulp is white, soft, and milky surrounding 6 to 11 seeds. The seeds are contained in rubbery seed cells, and each seed is surrounded by a gelatinous pulp. When the fruit is cut transversely, the seed cells are seen to radiate outwardly from a central core, producing a star-shaped pattern.
GROWN FROM
Air Layered / Marcot
HOW LONG BEFORE THIS TREE WILL FRUIT
6 months to 1 Year faster than a grafted tree.
(Will fruit 2 times a year in warm climates)
POLLINATION
Self Pollinating
DECIDUOUS OR EVERGREEN
Evergreen
WATERING
loves a lot of water
AMOUNT OF SUN
Full Sun
Star Apple ALVA (Already Fruiting)
- The Star apple is a perennial evergreen but in colder climates they will loose their leaves as they are semi-deciduous .. They are mostly grown in tropical and subtropical but can also bec grown in a frost free mediterranean type of climate. The trees can grow large but normally stay around 5-6 metres high and can easily be pruned as the branches hang down.The leaves are green on top and, the bottom of the leaf is golden-red color which makes for a stunning looking tree The star apple is a very easy tree to grow and as long as you do the basics by keeping water up to them and fertlising during the year they are a beautiful fruit tree to own and will produce fruit in 4-5 years The star apple is a very easy tree to grow and as long as you do the basics by keeping water up to them and fertlising during the year they are a beautiful fruit tree to own and will produce fruit in 4-5 years