- Pictures
- Origin
- Central America
- Weigh/Count
- Weigh
- Harvest Time
- 5–7 years after planting (faster with grafted trees: ~3–4 years). Fruits mature 4–6 months after flowering, typically harvested in the dry season (in Costa Rica: February to April)
- Usage
- Culinary, Medicinal, Fruit-Fresh, Shade, Ornamental
- Perennial/Annual
- Perennial
- Growth Type
- Large-Tree
- Planting Distance
- 8–10 meters apart to accommodate full canopy and root spread
- Nutritional Info
- Contains vitamin C, fiber, calcium
- Strata Category
- High
- How to eat
- Eat raw, cut into half. The Star Apple skin contains a sticky latex substance in it, so don’t eat the skin. The seeds aren’t edible as well. Only the white milky flesh and the rubbery membrane that surrounds the seeds is eaten.
- Harvest days
- Thursday, 5. March - Weekly Food Basket, Tuesday, 10. March - Weekly Food Basket, Tuesday, 17. March - Weekly Food Basket
- Medicinal Uses
- Cooling effect, supports digestion, traditional fever remedy
- Life Cycle
- Climax
- Spanish Name
- Caimito
- Category
- Fruit
- Scientific Name
- Chrysophyllum cainito
- Edible parts
- Fruit
Written by neighbors in the community guide. Last edited May 30, 2025.Open in Notion