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 colleague, Tuan 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 another colleague, Puan 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.
VERSI BAHASA MELAYU
POKOK BELIMBING BULUH
Pokok belimbing buluh di Taman Herba sekolah saya berbuah dengan lebatnya ketika ini. Nama botaninya ialah Averrhoa bilimbi. Sebenarnya, saya dan kawan-kawan saya merujuk kepada nama Melayu pokok ini. Nama Bahasa Inggerisnya adalah Belimbi, Cucumber Tree atau tree sorrel.
Saya dan rakan-rakan sekerja saya seronok memetik buah dari pokok ini. Tuan Haji Hasnin mengambil 'short-cut' dengan mengoncang pokok untuk menjatuhkan buah ke tanah supaya senang kami dapat mengutipnya.
Izinkan saya berkongsii satu tip untuk mencepatkan pokokk berbuah yang diajar oleh rakan sekerja saya, Puan Kamariah. Beliau berkata kita hanya perlu menanggalkan daun-daun dari batangnya. Selepas seketika pokok itu akan berbuah dengan lebatnya.