Prune prune prune and when you think you're done, prune some more. I cut my seedling starfruit trees back before they even reach 10". You want to encourage branching, strong trunk and branches. Think short and compact. Don't look for your seedling to fruit anytime soon. Put an oscillating fan on the plant. The wind will help strengthen the plant.

Yeah Va, I echo ohiojay's method. No fruit on mine yet. Perhaps this year. Mine is about 2yo, and holding at about 4-5ft with lots of pruning. I have 2 plants in a 25 gallon container. ~greenhouse in winter, with oscillating fan, open shade outside in summer.

Hi,

A few months ago I had my first fruits on one of my startfruit trees (from seed). It's growing in a large pot. Probably about 4 years old and about 6 ft tall. Unfortunately a storm blow down the fruits before matured.

Tomas

My Starfruit tree now has flowers all around.
tree sitting front punch. Inspected found only 8 small fruits
at tips of 3 group of flowers. Is growing in size.
Question is why Not all the flowers are bearing fruits
as my main aim is to have more.
What can I do to make this happen.
Had taken following actions:
1. Organic ferterliser given
2. Water everyday. ( Indonesia is tropics only dry n wet season)
3 Remove weeds around base of tree.
Will Appreciate your directions on the above.
THANKS. Sunny Indonesia Jakarta.

My Starfruit tree now has flowers all around.
tree sitting front punch. Inspected found only 8 small fruits
at tips of 3 group of flowers. Is growing in size.
Question is why Not all the flowers are bearing fruits
as my main aim is to have more.
What can I do to make this happen.
Had taken following actions:
1. Organic ferterliser given
2. Water everyday. ( Indonesia is tropics only dry n wet season)
3 Remove weeds around base of tree.
Will Appreciate your directions on the above.
THANKS. Sunny Indonesia Jakarta.

I'm in (sunny) Darwin and my trees are flowering too. But my problem is that something eats the flowers. Some of the leaves are eaten, but all the flowers are eaten. I've never found what's doing it but hoping this time they'll leave a few for me.. What you might need is a fertiliser higher in potassium (K) and lower in nitrogen (N). Organic fertilisers can be good but sometimes they don't have everything that plants need.

Dear All , I would like to seek your kind assistance on below matter.

My Starfruit Tree is blooming n there are fruits growing which I am happy
About.

However quite a many fruits buds are falling from my tree
There are still not fully developed small n some have turned yellow.
Like they are Ripe but still small.

What can be the problems.
Is the tree telling me something.
In need of ferterliser.
Short of water. ( there are not many dried leaves falling
Can be due to Wind ??
THANKS.

Dear All ,

If my request msg on advises are appearing on your screen.

Highly appreciate that someone more experienced can give
directions as my fruits are falling immaturely
in a high rate.

Desperate need for advises.

THANKS !!!