Depending on where it is grown, starfruit flowers and fruits nearly the whole year round. In India , starfruit is available in September and October and again in December and January. In Malaysia , they are produced all the year round. In Florida , scattered fruits are found throughout the year but the main crop usually matures from late summer to early winter. Some trees have fruited heavily in November and December, and again in March and April. There may even be three crops per year. In northern Australia , fruit can be harvested 9 months of the year. Although there are 6-8 flower flushes in starfruit, basically there are only 2-3 major peaks per year. In Darwin , major flowering occurs in January-February, April to July and September-October, while peak fruit production occurs in April-May, July to early October, and December-January. Generally, weather conditions account for much of the seasonal variability. The fruits naturally fall to the ground when fully ripe. For long distant marketing and shipping they should be hand-picked while pale-green with just a touch of yellow. Fruits are harvested in the morning or evening without injuring them because their skin is thin and bruised easily. Trees that receive adequate horticultural attention can yield 45-136 kg of fruit/tree .