Caimito Plant Star Fruit (Chrysophyllum Cainito) Tree

These seeds require a certain degree of experience when sowing them. It is a 3-7» tall (pot height not included) Caimito Green (Star Apple) seedling starter plant in a 2.5» square pot. Star apple trees are medium to large trees, 25 to 100 feet tall (7.9 to 30.5 m) with a round or oval crown. The branches have a weeping growth habit. The leaves are alternate, elliptical, 2–6 in long (5–15 cm), slightly leathery, glossy green on the upper surface and golden brown on the lower surface. Fruit may be round to flattened to ellipsoid and 2 to 4 inches in diameter (5 to 10 cm). The shell can be green, pale green. It is smooth, shiny and leathery. In purple fruits, the inner bark is dark purple, and in green fruits, white. The pulp is white, soft and milky that surrounds 6 to 11 seeds. The seeds are contained in rubbery seed cells, and each seed is surrounded by a gelatinous pulp. When the fruit is cut transversely, the seed cells are seen to radiate outward from a central core, producing a star-shaped pattern. Some seedlings may require cross pollination to bear fruit. Star star is best suited to warm lowland tropical climates, but will grow in hot climates. Trees exposed to air temperatures of about 40°F (4°C) accompanied by high winds may defoliate. Young trees have limited cold tolerance and are damaged or killed at temperatures of -0.6 to 0 °C (31 to 32 °F). Star star blooms from August to October in Florida, with fruit typically harvested from February to May. Trees grown from seed are not identical to the parent tree.