Sweet Granadilla (Passiflora ligularis)

Sweet Granadilla also known as Sugar Fruit (Passiflora ligularis). It is known as granadilla in Bolivia, Colombia, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, The Azores, South Africa, and Peru. The pulp is the edible part of the fruit and has a soft sweet taste. It is very aromatic and contains vitamins A, C, and K, phosphorus, iron, and calcium. Another Passiflora species on our food forest soon. 😍🌱💕

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Fingered Citron

Lots of flowers from my lone specimen of Buddhas hand or Fingered Citron. This is only a 1.5 year old citrus plant. 😍🌱🌳

Outplanted this specimen September of 2023.

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Brazilian Dutchman's Pipe (Aristolochia gigantea)

Flowering time again for my Brazilian Dutchman's Pipe (Aristolochia gigantea) also known as Giant Pelican Flower. I outplanted this last October 2024. 😍🌱💕

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Turkey eggs

Breeding season. Hoping for a good hatch of this 2nd batch of Turkey eggs. 🦃🦃🦃

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Bael (Aegle marmelos)

Ripe fruits of Bael (Aegle marmelos). Also known as Wood Apple. This is native to Indian subcontinent, present in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal. The tree is considered to be sacred by Hindus and Buddhists. I will be germinating all of the seeds extracted from the fruit for future planting materials. 😍🌱🌳

The fruit taste sweet and tangy with a combination of citrus and tamarind.

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Katmon-dilaw (Dillenia monantha)

This is my 3 year old Katmon-dilaw (Dillenia monantha) with an air layered that I forgot to detach a month ago. This is an endemic species that is already vulnerable. 💕🌱🌳

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PY 1 Big Papaya

Every week we are able to harvest three ripe fruits of this PY1 papaya. From this lone tree a total of 9 ripe fruits already for 3 weeks. I've got enough seeds for mass planting soon. 💕🌱🌳

Still very young, 8 month old tree.

The ripe fruit has a longer shelf life of 15 days even if not refrigerated. Thick meat and taste sweet. Highly superior variety of papaya.

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Banago (Thespesia populnea)

One of my Banago (Thespesia populnea) is now 2.5 years old and around 9ft tall. This is a multi-purpose medium size tree. 

It is popular in Hawaii for woodworking (commonly turned into bowls) because of the range of colours expressed (tan, through yellow, to red). 😍🌱🌳

Successfully germinated this specimen from a few seeds.

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Deep purple sweet potato

Additional planting of my deep purple sweet potato. I only have a couple of planting materials last January and now finally I can propagate them via stem cuttings. 😍🌱❤️

Best serve if boiled. The taste is sweet and the texture is soft with no fibers.

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Chiang Mai 60

Time to outplant additional Chiang Mai 60 mulberry. This is very prolific Thai mulberry variety. 😍🌱🌳

Fruits are bigger than most other varieties.

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Pineapple season

Pineapples growing productively as understory in our food forest.🍍🍍🍍

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Dwarf ylang-ylang (Desmos chinensis)

Fragrant blooms with lemon-like fruity scent. This is dwarf ylang-ylang (Desmos chinensis). The height is roughly 2 feet tall but it keeps on flowering since last year. 😍🌱🌳

Outplanted 15 months ago.

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Luc's Garcinia (Garcinia mexicana)

This is the Luc's Garcinia (Garcinia mexicana) after 7 months on the ground. This is tropical fruit tree native to Mexico, known for its lush foliage and edible fruits. 

Outplanted last year August of 2024.

Fruit of Luc's Garcinia. The fruits are typically yellow when ripe, offering a sweet and tangy taste that makes them suitable for a variety of culinary uses. 😍🌱🌳

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Black Berry Jam fruit (Randia formosa)

Black Berry Jam fruit (Randia formosa). This is native to Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador. The fruit contains two cells with small flat seeds surrounded by sweet, black, soft pulp that tastes like blackberry jam.  😋❤️🌱

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