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The Corella variety when ripe still has the sweet soft flesh but the skin remains hard and crunchy and it makes for a satisfying mouth feel with the crunchy tasty skin contrasting the very juicy sweet flesh

There are two forms of the Santol the red and the yellow

Lemon Heaven is grafted onto a rootsock which means a better quality tree for customers which has a longer life than a tree grown from a cutting

Currently approx 40cms tall and can be grown in pots

Star Fruit / Carambola pop pop o pop o The mild-tasting pith is notCarambola Star Fruit The carambola is appropriately nick named star fruit for it's five golden wings that reveal a star shaped pattern when cut crosswise. The juicy transparent flesh has a citrus quality with a floral accent and is delicious eaten fresh, made into juice or into a delicious chutney. The tree makes an ideal specimen plant due to its attractive foliage and has the added bonus of producing large quantities of fruit. Carambolas are best