Bilimbi or kamias, is a tropical tree found naturally in Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philinines, and Sri Lanka. Its fruit is used for cooking and traditional medicine.

But fruit trees can be decorative, too, and there are many species that will fit a small space. To name a few: pomegranate, calamondin, lemon, fig, star gooseberry, carambola, bilimbi, Malay apple ...

The old bilimbi tree in our school yard was always crawling with children. They’d swarm the tree for its sour fruit, borne in great abundance all through the year. The bullet-shaped fruit would ...

Commonly known as cucumber tree or tree sorrel, Averrhoa bilimbi is a fruit-bearing tree found in almost everyone’s backyard. These beautiful bimbli trees with almost florescent coloured leaves ...

BILIMBI. First cousin of the star fruit tree (Carambola) bilimbi is known as cucumber tree because its edible fruit resemble gherkins. This 20-to-45-foot species (Averrhoa bilimbi) ...

MANGALURU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised a student from Uppinangady, while bringing focus on the humble bilimbi (tree sorrel), which dots most .