Tamarind as bonsai

From: New Straits Times | Date: October 29, 2004| Author: Lam Peng Sam | Copyright information


New Straits Times

10-29-2004

Tamarind as bonsai
Byline: Lam Peng Sam
Edition: 2*
Section: Gardening

Q: THE article on tamarind (asam jawa) brought me back 40 years to my primary school days when I used to throw sticks at the asam fruit dangling from a high tree outside the school fence in Port Dickson. It still makes my mouth water.

Can the asam tree can be trained into a potted plant and how long does it take to bear fruit?
A: Y...

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