Recommended Excellent Varieties of Carambola (Starfruit) Saplings and Propagation Methods

Carambola is a fairly common fruit in daily life, but compared with apples and pears it may be considered relatively rare. However, logistics is now quite developed, and many fruits can be bought on the market, so the market prospect for carambola is also fairly good. If you want to grow carambola, here is a brief introduction to several carambola varieties and propagation methods.

I. Which varieties of carambola saplings are good?

1. Dongguan Sweet Carambola

Dongguan Sweet Carambola was introduced in 1983 from Malaysia by Yangbo Village, Dalang Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province. The fruit is extra large, with a single fruit weight of 250-350g, thick flesh, juicy, sweet in taste, melting, with a small core, and an edible rate reaching 97%. This variety has strong adaptability and is high-yielding and stable.

2. Malaysian Sweet Carambola

This variety has strong adaptability to the environment, grows fast, bears fruit early, and has a high fruiting rate. Generally after planting, it can bear fruit in the same year, with about 80 days from the flowering stage to the mature stage, and the fruit color is good.

3. Yuehao No. 4

Variety number 92-6 (new). It shows coarse growth and fast growth, and a tree of one year of age can have three levels of branching, with a canopy diameter of 1-1.2 m. It bears fruit early and finishes bearing fruit; generally planted in spring, it bears fruit the next year.

II. Propagation methods for carambola saplings

1. Grafting propagation

Carambola most commonly uses patch budding, cut grafting and cleft grafting, etc. Spring (February-May) and autumn (September-October) are the most suitable periods for grafting. Grafted seedlings are used for planting to maintain the quality of the excellent mother plant. Apart from too-cold weather, it can be planted all year round, with a planting spacing of 3 x 4 m or 3 x 5 m, 40-50 plants per mu, and thinning can be carried out after the canopies meet.

2. Layering propagation

Air layering propagation of carambola is commonly known as ring-barking, marcotting, the Chinese layering method, etc. It is the traditional asexual propagation seedling method first adopted in our country. This method has the characteristics of simple operation, fast seedling formation, early fruiting, and the ability to maintain the excellent traits of the mother tree.

3. Planting time

Generally, field planting is chosen in spring and autumn, because the temperatures in these two seasons are suitable for the growth and development of the saplings.

4. Land preparation and orchard establishment

If carambola is planted in an orchard on mountainous land, it is advisable to choose a south-facing or southeast-facing mid-to-lower slope with a water source for irrigation, relatively good soil, and a relatively gentle slope. For orchard establishment on flat land, it is generally required to dig drainage and irrigation ditches, and the depth should be determined according to the height of the groundwater level, and they should be repaired and dug deeper year by year.

In summary, that is the full introduction to carambola saplings. There are actually many carambola varieties, and everyone can choose suitable varieties according to the actual ecological environment.

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