The fruits on my plant are large some as large as 4" in length, I think we can conclude that the sweeter ones are large. Regards Yazdy.
On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 1:26 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Yazdy ji > Two cultivars (though not formally recognised) of this species are well > known > Sour type: the smaller, very sour type, richly flavored, with more oxalic > acid (nearly 1 %); > Sweet type: the larger, mild-flavored, rather bland, with less oxalic acid > (nearly 0.4 %), lighter and more yellower in colour. > One website, however, write that sour fruits are larger about 5 inch long, > whereas sweet ones shorter, about 3 inch long. Perhaps you may know more > about this. > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 11:16 AM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Dear Friends, some pictures of flowers (3mm in diameter), fruits and >> leaves of Averrhoa carambola (Star fruit). Normally sour, but at our >> place juicy and sweet. >> Date & Time 07/05/2011 >> Location: Place, Altitude, GPS Chethalayam, Wayanad. >> Habitat: Garden, Urban, Wild Type: Garden. >> Plant Habit: Tree, Shrub, Climber, Herb Tree. >> Height, Length. 15 ft. >> Leaves Type, Shape, Size >> Inflorescence Type Size >> Flowers Size Colour Calyx Bracts- >> Fruits Type, Shape, Size Seeds >> Other Information like Frangrance, Pollinator, Uses. >> Regards. >> Yazdy. >> >> You have been sent 3 pictures. >> >> >> IMG_6289.JPG >> IMG_6290.JPG >> IMG_6295.JPG >> >> These pictures were sent with Picasa, from Google. >> Try it out here: http://picasa.google.com/ > > > > >
