Buy 5 or more items and receive a 25% discount use coupon code: 25PERCENTOFF The plant is a curious intermediary between shrubs and tree, reaching 2 to 9 m (6 to 30 ft) high. Also grows well in a pot but does not reach the sizes above The tree's dense and bushy crown is composed of thickish, tough main branches, at the end of which are clusters of deciduous, greenish, 15-to-30-cm long branchlets. The branchlets bear alternate leaves that are oval in form, with short pointed ends. The leaves are 2-7.5 cm long and thin, they are green and smooth on the upperside and blue-green on the underside. In general, the Otaheite gooseberry very much looks like the bilimbi tree. Leaves The flowers can be male, female or hermaphrodite. They are small and pinkish and appear in clusters in 5-to-12.5-cm long panicles. Flowers are formed at leafless parts of the main branches, at the upper part of the tree. The fruits are numerous, oblate, with 6 to 8 ribs, develop so densely that they actually form spectacular masses. They are pale yellow or white, waxy, crisp and juicy, and very sour. It has only one seed in each fruit. Eaten here in Thailand as a dip with chilli Soak for 24 hours before planting Sew in a well-drained, sandy compost at any time of the year, covered thinly with sand or grit and keep moist. Keep out of direct sun Maintain temperature at between 20-25 degrees C. Seeds sometimes germinate within 4 to 6 weeks but may need longer