THE Belimbing Buluh tree in the school Herb Garden has been bearing a lot of fruit lately. Its botanical name is Averrhoa bilimbi. Actually, my friends and I usually refer to this tree by its Malay name. In English, it is known as bilimbi, cucumber tree, or tree sorrel.
My colleagues and I had a fun time plucking the belimbi fruit from the tree. My friend, Haji Hasnin, took the short cut by shaking the plant and the fruits just fell to the ground where we could easily pick them up.
Let me share with you one tip to hasten the tree to bear fruit taught to me by Kamariah. She said that all we need to do is to remove the leaves from the stalk. After a while, the plant will start bearing flowers and fruits.
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