Katmon (Dillenia philippinensis)

The fruits of Katmon (Dillenia philippinensis) is a bit smaller in size as of now due to the dry season. This is endemic in the Philippines from lowland to mid-elevation. ❤️🌱🌳

More native fruit bearing species only at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Guinea fowls

Guinea keets @55 days old. 😍

BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM will free range them soon. 

 

Pineapple season

One of my Pineapple cultivar growing side-by-side witn my young Aquilaria filaria (Agarwood). 😋🌱💕

I bet this would taste very sweet due to dry season here since March.

Visit BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM for more interesting plant collections.

Costa Rican Guava (Psidium friedrichsthalianum)

My 2 year old Costa Rican Guava (Psidium friedrichsthalianum) showing signs of fruiting due to long stretch of dry season here. 😍🌱🌳

I was expecting it this year and it delivers.

This is from the mother tree of Doc Alexis de Manuel which I successfully germinated the seeds from a lone ripe fruit last 2021.

For more rare exotic fruit just visit BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

 

Lypsiphyllum binatum

Trying to germinate the seeds of Lypsiphyllum binatum, a beach forest species. The matured pods sent to me by Doc Jurgenne Primavera which came from her grown specimen in Iloilo, which originally sourced out from the mother plant in Palawan. The mother plant photo taken by Ronald Posadas.

Hoping that I can germinate a few for additional planting in the sanctum soon. 

For more interesting species visit BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Kepel (Stelechocarpus burahol)

My lone Kepel (Stelechocarpus burahol) @ 1 year old. Loving the heat of the summer. 🌞🌱🌳

For more rare exotic fruits visit BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Sabidukong / Kapas-Kapas (Telosma procumbens)

Matured pods with seeds inside of Sabidukong / kapas-kapas (Telosma procumbens) from my 3 year old vine.  This is native to the Philippines. The flowers and young pods are edible. 💕🌱❤️

Limited seeds for planting are available at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Velvet tamarind (Dialium guineense)

Sweet fruits of Velvet tamarind (Dialium guineense). Velvet tamarind, is a tall, tropical, fruit-bearing tree in the flowering plant family Fabaceae. 

The pulp is edible and may be eaten raw or soaked in water and consumed as a beverage.

It can be found in West African countries such as Benin, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Senegal and Nigeria. The bark and leaves have medicinal properties and are used against several diseases. Wood is hard and heavy and used for construction. 😍🌱🌳

For more rare exotic fruits visit BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Holy Week Visitor

Native Tree Enthusiast of Bukidnon (NATEBU) President Engr.Totax Vergara dropping by with some Aquilaria crassna and Hairy-leaf Aquilaria for the sanctum. ❤️🌱🌳

New species of Aquilaria's are to be added soon in the Sanctum.

Critically endangered Aquilaria crassna is native to SouthEast Asia known as one of the agar-producing species which is highly priced in the market.

For more Aquilaria species visit BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Update on my Turkeys

The first 12 are almost ready to breed. They are now 24 pieces all in all. 🦃🦃🦃

Dok Chom Chan / Moon Flower

Flowering Dok Chom Chan or Moon Flower (Ipomoea alba). Native to the Americas and widely introduced across tropical and subtropical regions where it has become naturalized and invasive.

Young leaves and fleshy calyces are edible; steamed and eaten as vegetable  or used in curries, soups, stews. Seeds eaten when young.

Seeds will be available soon at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Eviarc Jackfruit

This is a 12 kilo fruit of Eviarc Jackfruit that we bought from a private farm in Ormoc City. So sweet and juicy. 😋❤️👍

Planting materials of Eviarc variety are available in limited quantity only at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Talitigan (Ficus gigantifolia)

My 2 year old Talitigan (Ficus gigantifolia). Got this specimen in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur 2 years ago. 😍🌱🌳

For more ficus species, visit BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

White Holland Hens

Additional to the flock.

Queen Pineapple

The Queen Pineapple is known as the sweetest pineapple in the world. Despite its rough and thorny exterior, the Ormoc Queen Pineapple is sweet and succulent on the inside, making it a favorite among locals and tourists alike. This variety are more tolerant of diseases and cold temperatures than other types of pineapple. 😋🍍🍍

The crown will be planted for additional collection at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.