AVERRHOA BILIMBI/ CÂY KHẾ TÀU CHUA/CUCUMBER TREE/ TREE SORREL. Approx. 3Ft ship in pot.
•Scientific name: Averrhoa bilimbi
Family: Oxalidaceae
Common names: Bilimbi, Cucumber tree, Tree Sorrel
•Bilimbi is a close relative to the Carambola, but they are always sour
•The trees are prolific producers and will fruit at just 1-2 years of age
•The tree will be very attractive, reaches 35 ft in in tropical regions, but in subtropical areas usually doesn’t grow taller than 15-20 ft, with a short trunk dividing into upright branches. Small, fragrant, yellowish-green or purplish flowers marked with dark-purple, are borne in small, hairy panicles emerging directly from the trunk and oldest, thickest branches and some twigs, as do the clusters of curious fruits resembling small cucumbers that grow on strunk and stems. They average two to three inches in length and the acid pulp is imbedded with small seeds. The fruit’s skin is glossy and very thin. If unripe, the fruit is bright green and crispy. It turns yellowish as it ripens. The flesh is green, jelly-like, juicy and extremely acidic. Trees generally produce heavy crops of fruit over a long season once they mature. A single tree often produces hundreds of fruits.
