Rimas / Breadfruit

One of my favorite fruit since my childhood days.  This is #Kolo fruit also known as #Rimas or #Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis). It is a rich source of complex carbohydrates, dietary fiber, vitamin C, potassium, and contains all nine essential amino acids as a gluten-free complete protein source. We are not selling the fruits, we grow our #foodforest for our own consumption for #foodsecurity. 💚🌱🌳

 

Grafted Purple Thai Mango

Packing for shipment of our Thai Purple Mango also known as Nam Doc Mai Si Mueng. Known for its deep purple-to-violet skin and golden, fiberless flesh, this variety is highly prized for being intensely sweet, aromatic, and having a smooth, creamy, and buttery texture with very low acidity. It is described as fiberless and "melt-in-the-mouth." Limited seedlings are still available.  💚🌱🌳

 

Sexy pink Heliconia

Sexy pink heliconia (Heliconia chartacea) is native to tropical South America (Brazil, Venezuela, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, colombia, Ecuador and Peru). Its flowers are widely used for Flower Decorations and Ikebana. 😍🌱🌱

 

Tibig (Ficus nota)

Outplanted this 6 years ago from a wildling now finally fruiting. Tibig (Ficus nota) is native to the Philippines. In thickets and forests, especially in areas saturated with water, at low and medium altitudes. Ripe fruits are edible but rather tasteless; usually eaten with sugar. Young leaves eaten as vegetable.

 

Mesta Seedless Mangosteen

Sold out! Last batch shipment of our Seedless Mesta mangosteen. Another batch of grafted planting materials will be available hopefully next month. Thank you! 💚🌱🌳

 

Rosemary during rainy season

This is what happens to 15 days of rain to my Rosemary herb. It's too much.

 

Kagamkam

This is my surviving back-up specimen of Kagamkam (magnolia sp) outplanted September of 2023. The first was outplanted in 2021 but unfortunately didn't survive the long  drought of 2024. One of the rare forest tree species in Mindanao.  ❤️🌱🌳

 

Jade vine (Strongylodon macrobotrys)

Grounded the Jade vine (Strongylodon macrobotrys). This is endemic to the Philippines. It is a popular ornamental plant known for its cascading clusters of vibrant turquoise or greenish-blue claw-shaped flowers. Limited planting materials are available for sale. 💚🌱🌿

#JadeVine

#EmeraldVine

#Landscaping

#FloweringVine

 

Piling-liitan/Sahing (Canarium luzonicum)

One of my Piling-liitan/Sahing (Canarium luzonicum) @6yrs old. Germinated this from seeds December of 2020. Canarium luzonicum, commonly known as Manila #elemi, is primarily valued for its fragrant oleoresin, medicinal properties, and utility in local manufacturing and construction. 😍🌱🌳

#Canarium

#Perfume

#Resin

#ManilaElemi

 

Kundang (Bouea oppositifolia)

Kundang (Bouea oppositifolia). Local name "Korisom" or "Gandaria" also known as plum mango. It is locally found in the Philippines—particularly in Palawan—and across Southeast Asia, where it is widely known as the plum mango or Marian plum. 😍🌱🌳

 

Philippine hardwoods

Kamagong (Diospyros blancoi) & Magkono (Xanthostemon verdugonianus) seedlings bound to Dapitan City. Both are valued for its extremely durable and heavy timber. 💚🌱🌳

 

Kabuyao/Dayap (Citrus macroptera)

Matured fallen fruits Kabuyao/Dayap (Citrus macroptera). This is a fruit from a 15 year old tree. The fruit is very sour and the leaves can also be used for cooking same with Kaffir leaves. 💚🌱🌳

 

Thundbergia mysorensis

Outplanted additional flowering climber. This is Thunbergia mysorensis, it is native to southern tropical India. 😍😍🌱🌱

 

Stevia

Commonly known as Candyleaf, sweetleaf or sugarleaf. The Stevia plant (Stevia rebaudiana) is primarily utilized as a natural, zero-calorie substitute for traditional sugar. Its leaves contain sweet compounds called steviol glycosides, which are 200 to 400 times sweeter than sucrose, allowing it to be widely incorporated into both home use and commercial food production. Seedlings for planting are available. 💚💚🌱🌱

 

Bael (Aegle marmelos)

Germinated this Bael (Aegle marmelos) last year. 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. The fruit taste sweet and tangy with a combination of citrus and tamarind. 💚🌱🌳