A fellow passenger, who may have been envious of de Clieu and who did not want him to enjoy the glory of success, tried to wrest the plant from him but failed. The tree survived.
فأبحر الى الجزيرة في ايار (‏ مايو )‏ سنة ١٧٢٣ حاملا معه احدى « بنات » شجرة البن المزروعة في باريس .‏