Grafted
Star apple
Also called caimito
Sweet, jelly-like flesh in a star pattern, mild and milky. Unripe fruit is gummy with latex. Fully ripe fruit is the whole point.
This variety
The fruit
Sweet, jelly-like flesh in a star pattern, mild and milky. Unripe fruit is gummy with latex. Fully ripe fruit is the whole point.
Taste, season, cold, and how to plant this one.
- Taste
- Sweet, jelly-like flesh in a star pattern, mild and milky. Unripe fruit is gummy with latex. Fully ripe fruit is the whole point.
- Ripens
- Mostly winter. Pick when the fruit is full color and starting to soften, then let it finish. Coppery leaves are beautiful even in off years.
- Zones
- Zones 10 to 11.
- Hardiness
- A tropical. Young trees need frost protection. Mature caimito in Naples is in the right place.
- Size
- A large, dense, beautiful tree. Leaves are green above and copper below. Leave 25 to 30 feet.
- Tips
- Do not serve it underripe or guests will think the tree failed. Latex sticks — ripe fruit parts cleanly.
- Pollination
- Self-fruitful.