When to plant carambola in Mansfield
- Plant seedlings: early Dec to late JanMansfield area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Mansfield. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
A small tropical tree with waxy, star-shaped fruit that crops for much of the year in the tropics. It also grows in warm subtropical gardens with shelter from wind and cold. It is frost-tender, so in cool climates grow it in a large pot under cover. Choose a sweet variety.