Bring a little tropical sweetness to your garden with the Fwang Tung Star Fruit Tree, a Thai carambola variety known for its sweet flavor and attractive, pale-yellow fruit. Slice one across its ridges and you’ll reveal the familiar stars—a beautiful addition to a fresh fruit platter or a snack enjoyed straight from your garden.
For a backyard orchard, edible landscape, or food forest, Fwang Tung offers another delicious reason to grow what you eat and eat what you grow.
Fruit flavor and appearance
Fwang Tung produces medium-to-large fruit with a whitish-yellow to light-yellow color. Enjoy its sweet flavor fresh, sliced into fruit salads, or used in drinks and preserves.
Harvest season and your food forest
Carambola can produce several crops under favorable conditions. The general Florida harvest window is approximately June–February, with timing affected by variety, location, weather, and tree maturity.
Use this as a broad planning guide rather than a guaranteed Fwang Tung harvest schedule. In Palm Bay, cold weather can affect flowering, fruit development, and the length of the season.
Compare expected harvest months using The Island Gardeners Harvest Planner to see how star fruit complements the other trees in your garden.
Plan your harvest before you plant.
Pollination
Fwang Tung can produce well without a second carambola variety. Flowering weather and pollinator activity still influence fruit set.
Plant care
• Sunlight: Choose a sunny location protected from strong winds.
• Soil: Provide good drainage.
• Watering: Maintain consistent moisture, especially while establishing and during fruit development.
• Mulch: Use organic mulch over the root zone, keeping it away from the trunk.
• Fertilizer: Follow a suitable fruit-tree fertilizer label and adjust to soil conditions.
• Pruning: Prune selectively to maintain accessible fruiting branches.
• Cold protection: Protect young trees during frost and freezes.
Growing in Palm Bay
Choose a warm, sheltered microclimate. Carambola is sensitive to cold and should not be treated as a frost-hardy tree.
Explore our Star Fruit Trees (Carambola) collection and select local pickup in Palm Bay, Florida.
Quick growing information
| Detail |
Listing information |
| Botanical name |
Averrhoa carambola ‘Fwang Tung’
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| Origin |
Thailand |
| Fruit |
Medium-to-large; whitish-yellow to light yellow |
| Flavor |
Sweet |
| Pollination |
Can produce without a second variety |
| Harvest planning |
General Florida guide: June–February |
| Cold protection |
Important, particularly for young trees |
| Plant size and propagation |
Enter the actual nursery stock details |
FAQ
Is Fwang Tung a sweet star fruit variety?
Yes. Fwang Tung is classified as a sweet carambola variety.
Do I need another tree for pollination?
Fwang Tung can produce well without a second variety.
When can I expect a harvest?
June–February is a general Florida carambola planning window. Your tree’s actual season depends on local conditions and maturity.
Can I grow it in Palm Bay?
Choose a warm, sheltered location and provide protection during freezing weather.
Is this listing for a tree or harvested fruit?
This listing is for a living Fwang Tung Star Fruit Tree. Select the available plant size shown in the product options.
