Carambola Grown Indoors

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  1. 4GreenEarth2

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    This starfruit was grown from seeds and is less than one year old;however, the seedlings has grown pretty quickly reaching almost 1 1/5 ' . I currently have it growing inside to overwinter. However, I've noticed some strange light spots on the leaves.

    Does anyone know if this is disease related or environmental stress?
     

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    Not acquainted with the plant, but if I saw that sort of dusty/spotted look on anything else, I would assume spider mites. Can you get an in-focus shot of the undersides of the leaves?
     
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    My camera is not so powerful. This is the the closest I can focus the picture.
     
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    Here's a picture of the underside.
     

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    I think I'm comfortable with diagnosing spider mites, based on both photos.
     
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    Thanks mrsubjective. I'm going to agree with you on your diagnose. I googled the images of spider mites infestation on leaves and believe this is what I have. Along with your confirmation, I think we're both correct - but I couldn't have done it without your help.
     
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    You may have trouble keeping this as an indoor tree. I had one which I tried to keep small through pruning but there was no stopping it from becoming a tree. So unless you have a large area... It is an interesting tree to grow though; the leaves fold up at night.
     

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