Averrhoa carambola 'Hew-1'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree.
Life form perennial
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Cultivation

Firm, yellow cultivar. Origin: Malaysia, introd. from Singapore to Florida by Dr. Robert A. McNaughton of the Rare Fruit Council International in the early 1970s. Tree: spreading, vigorous. Flowers short-styled. Fruit: elongate-cylindrical, star-shaped in cross section, 12.5 cm long × 7.0 cm broad on average, weighing 140 g with an average of 5.4 seeds. Skin waxy, deep yellow but sometimes disfigured by medium-sized white dots; firmness excellent; flesh crisp, juicy, and pleasantly sweet-flavored.
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Optimum temperature (C°) 24 - 30
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Synonyms

Averrhoa carambola 'Hew-1'