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Bilimbi
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- Features:Foliage: Compound leaves are clustered at the branch tips, each composed of 10-20 pairs of small, opposite leaflets.Flowers: Small, fragrant flowers ranging in color from purple to yellowish-green. They are borne in large, showy clusters (panicles) directly on the trunk and thicker branches, a phenomenon known as cauliflory.Fruit: The fruit is oblong with a distinctive, bluntly angled shape, resembling a small cucumber. It has a glossy, thin, tender, light green skin. The interior flesh is green, jelly-like, very juicy, and extremely acidic with a crisp texture, containing small, smooth, flat, disc-shaped seeds.Habit: A small, attractive, evergreen tree with a short trunk that quickly divides into a few upright branches, forming a rounded canopy.
- Mature Height: 16-33 ft.
- Mature Width: 10-20 ft.
- Growth Rate: Moderate
- Light Needs: Full sun
- Key Advantages:Unique and ornamental appearance with cauliflorous flowering and fruiting.Prolific fruit producer.Fruit is a highly versatile souring agent in culinary uses
- Landscape Uses:Tropical edible landscape specimen.Ornamental tree for gardens in frost-free climates.Container planting in temperate regions (with protection from cold)