Monday, June 1, 2026

Cochin chicken

Wet feeding mixed with leaves of Trichanthera gigantea. The Cochin loves it. 




 

Sunday, May 31, 2026

Aquilaria agarwood tree

Ripe fruits pods of Lapnisan falling due to heavy rain. This particular tree will be 5 years old this coming week. 😍🌱🌳






 

Malat Apple (Syzygium malaccense)

Season of Makopa again also known as Yambo (Syzygium malaccense). Syzygium malaccense has a number of English common names. It is known as Malay rose apple, Malay apple, mountain apple and rose apple.





 

Hagimit (Ficus minahassae)

Found another wildling of Hagimit (Ficus minahassae). This is native to the Philippines. There are about 97 species of Ficus distributed in the Philippine archipelago. Fruits of Hagimit are edible.




 

African Lime

These are the flowers from last month. Grown from seeds. African Lime fruiting @3yrs old. 😍🌱🌱





 

Friday, May 29, 2026

Purple hibiscus

Double plum hibiscus with purple flower. Purple variety of hibiscus are highly sought-after collector's items in the gardening world. With a long flowering display of gorgeous blooms, this variety is ideal as a specimen plant and performs very well as a hedging or screening plant. 😍🌱🌱




 

Mamey Sapote

Finally dropped down this Mamey sapote (Pouteria sapota) that was successfully germinated from a couple of seeds last January. 😍🌱🌳




Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Free fruits

Picking up some fresh pineapples and soursop. πŸ’šπŸŒ±πŸ’•





 

Katmon (Dillenia philippinensis)

The fruit fall of Katmon (Dillenia philippinensis). This is endemic in the Philippines from lowland to mid-elevation. Fruit is used as a souring agent in dishes. It can also be cooked into jams and jellies. πŸ’šπŸŒ±πŸŒ³







Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Dalinsoi (Terminalia surigaensis)

A few more seedlings of native flowering tree Dalinsoi (Terminalia surigaensis) are available for disposal. This is endemic in the Philippines. Highly valued by native tree enthusiasts for its distinctive dangling flowers. 😍🌱🌱








Pritchardia pacifica

Pritchardia pacifica is native to Tonga. Commonly known as Fiji fan palm, or piu. This species is sought after by palm enthusiasts for cultivation and is widely grown as an ornamental plant throughout the Pacific and Southeast Asia. The plants tolerate coastal spray. 🌴🌴🌴








Sunday, May 24, 2026

White Torch Ginger

Rainy season beauties. The first batch of flowers last month already wilted. Time to cut and harvest so we can propagate via seeds this White Torch Ginger (Etlingera sp). 😍🌱🌱






 

Peanut Butter Fruit

Bunchosia glandulifera commonly known as peanut butter fruit. Birds feast on this fruit everyday and spread the seeds. The fruit is mostly eaten fresh, but is also used for jellies, jams or preserves.