What Nature can Bring

Our Tambis_fruit-Bearing Tree

This how our "tambis fruit-bearing tree look. It bears a heart-shape-sour fruits. I really cannot find specific word for U.S. English word. In our locality, we plainly call it "Tambis". The bearing of this tree usually 2 to 3 a year, depending on the season. During rainy season, its flowers were aborted causing it to bear flowers again. But in a dry season, or just fear weather, the fruits multiplied.
It is under this tree that my garden at home are protected. Some plants do not like too much exposure to sunlight. As a remedy, I aligned them to this area. orchids and other ornamental plants grew faster under this shade. The shade of this tree is intersected by tiny twigs of star apple-fruit-bearing tree. We can expect fresh air and scent of flowers.
During weekend, we family gather under this shade and enjoy eating its fruits. When bust days do not permit, we only pick the ripe ones, as they fall early in the morning. We need not reach the ripe fruits, they fall when they matured.
This tree did much history to our family. When my boys were in their Elementary grades, they can have money for this. They sold the fruits to retailer store and can have 200-330 pesos out of it. Now a day, they are no longer boy but fathers, we just have the fruits for fun because the image really entertained us. By merely glancing at its fruits, my day is fill with joy.
August is the season of bearing. Hence, we divert our attention to it when not busy.