If they are not flower buds, then this tree defenitely is not carambaola...since your tree's "fruits" are round in circumferential ouline and not star shaped... Usha di
====== On Jul 13, 8:57 am, ranjini kamath <[email protected]> wrote: > Usha di These are definitely not flower-buds.In prime flowering time > the branches are fully laden with blooms.Was lucky to find a few last > flowers of the season.Have given one more photo.Hope it will be useful. > Regards > Ranjini Kamath > > On 7/13/11, Ushadi micromini <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Not carambola...its fruits look like carambola from day 1, > > since the ovary is star shaped in cross section, can even have the > > anther attached to its top even when tiny and when sepals and petals > > have just fallen off.... the "fruits" (if they are fruits and not > > flower buds ) > > are like any pit bearing fruit...peach may be... > > > We have several here in the Hort garden... and we had to study them > > in one of our amateurs' classes a few years ago... > > > DO WE HAVE ANY COLD WEATHER FRUIT EXPERT IN EFLORA? > > > Usha di > > ==== > > > On Jul 12, 4:07 pm, Satish Chile <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Seems to be *Averrhoa carambola ?* > > >> On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 2:53 PM, ranjini kamath <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > Request Id.I got the pic of flower only at end of flowering season.I > >> > thought this could be Peach but do not think so .These fruits fall off > >> > at a > >> > very early stage.Pics taken March - April 2011 at Los Altos,California. > >> > Thank you > >> > Ranjini Kamath > > >> -- > >> Dr. Satish Kumar Chile > > > > IMG_8820-ph.jpg > 92KViewDownload
