Bach Thao Star Apple fruit trees also have many better features attracting growers. Besides this, the output is also good and the fruits are much welcome on the market.
According to some research documents of the Department of Science and Technology, Bach Thao star apple trees are derived from Kim Son commune, Chau Thanh district. At present, this kind of star apple is spread out strongly in two provinces of Tien Giang and Ben Tre. The reason is that its ripe time is earlier than Lo Ren star apple approximately one month including a good selling price, eye-catching color and being welcomed by customers on Tet festival or other holidays. However, its quality is not good as Lo Ren star apple so the plantation area is still at limited scale.
In addition, an thorough study on Bach Thao star apple released that it has strong growing capacity with moderate branching out. The leaves are very large, egg-shaped, green on top, not lustrous, light brown at back side and slightly curved lamina.
The Bach Thao star apple size is big of about 350-400g per one fruit, having round-shaped, flattened at both two ends. When being ripe, the fruit changes from green to brown-purple all the way from the top to the middle and finally to its stalk. In addition, the peel's thickness is from 1.0 to 1.1 cm, and there are 6-8 seeds/fruit. Its flesh is white with purple streak near the peel and is slightly soft, tasted sweet, with the brix of 14-15% and less fat. The percentage of eatable flesh is quite high, ranging from 40-45%.
