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. 💚🌱🌳

 

Doña Luz (Mussaenda philippica)

Tropical splendor in the landscape. Doña Luz (Mussaenda philippica) is a famous tropical ornamental shrub known for its spectacular, large coral-pink petal-like bracts that surround tiny, star-shaped yellow flowers. Developed as a horticultural hybrid at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), this elegant plant was named in honor of Luz Banzon-Magsaysay, the seventh First Lady of the Philippines. 😍😍

 

Morado or Red Banana

Time to harvest the mature fruit bunch of Morado banana. The morado banana, also known as the red banana, is a striking tropical fruit with a thick maroon or reddish-purple skin. It grows in regions like Mindanao and the Visayas. It features a sweet, creamy cream-to-pink flesh with a unique hint of raspberry. 😍🍌😋

 

Grafted Pink Calamansi

Shipping of our grafted Pink Calamansi bound to Luzon. Limited seedlings are still available. 💚🌱🌱

 

Tangisang bayawak (Ficus variegata)

Tangisang bayawak (Ficus variegata) bound to Davao city. One of my favorite giant native fig species. In Java the young shoot-tips and young fruits are eaten raw or cooked. Fruit used as food by the Ayta people of Pampanga. 🌳🌳🌳

 

Ackee (Blighia sapida)

My 6 year old Ackee (Blighia sapida) was flowering  but due to heavy and persistent rain, it causes the Ackee flowers to drop by physically beating its delicate blossoms. This is native to tropical West Africa. 

**Fruit pic of Ackee is attached for reference only.

 

Panniyur Black Pepper

Outplanted additional Panniyur Black Pepper.  This variety features high-yielding, disease-resistant hybrids known for long spikes and large berries. 💚🌱🌱

 

Ripe pineapples

We have 1 week of rain and we still have lots of ripe pineapples. 🍍🍍🍍

 

Philippine hornet nest

This hornet nest poses a severe stinging hazard to us so we removed it. The Philippine hornet (Vespa luctuosa) builds paper-like carton nests in trees, dense bushes and branches. Known for having one of the most potent venoms among hornets, their colonies house hundreds of individuals inside a protective outer envelope with a single entry point.

 

Red Sun Jackfruit

FOR SALE limited grafted planting materials of Red Sun Jackfruit. Red Sun jackfruit is a prized, rare cultivar originating from Thailand known for its striking deep orange to reddish flesh, thick and crunchy texture, and honey-like sweetness. It features low latex content (sap is mostly confined to the core/pith) and bears fruit early within 18 months to 3 years when grafted. 😍🌳💚

 

Pisang Seribu

I have 6 hills of Pisang Seribu (Musa chiliocarpa) or the thousand fingers banana. It is famous for its extraordinarily long fruit bunches that can hold hundreds or even up to 1,000 individual bananas, giving it the name "thousand bananas" (seribu means a thousand in Malay/Indonesian). Despite their miniature size, the fruits are highly edible, aromatic, and delightfully sweet. They taste similar to standard commercial bananas but are much more rich and sugary. 🍌💚🌱

 

Wild honey

Our last 9 bottles of wild honey are sold out. Thank you!