Mabolo cultivar

Round-weeding maintenance to this unique peach-colored Mabolo cultivar.   ❤️🌱🌳

Light colored skin compared to the common velvet apple. 

More interesting exotic rare fruits at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Kubili (Cubilia cubili)

Outplanted my lone Kubili (Cubilia cubili). Kubili is a tree growing 25 - 50 metres tall. The bole can be up to 75cm in diameter, with buttresses up to 6 metres high. The edible seeds and leaves are gathered from the wild and consumed locally. This specimen came from the mother tree at MisOr thru the generosity of our SONATA master Melbert Baul. 💕🌱🌳

Fruits of Kubili with its black seeds that can be roasted and eaten.

The huge mother tree at Misamis Oriental.

More endangered native tree species at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Iron Bamboo (Guadua angustifolia)

My Iron Bamboo (Guadua angustifolia), after 2yrs on the ground. This is from a very tiny planting material last 2020. Guadua bamboo is used in all sorts of building applications and is considered to be the strongest bamboo in the world.

Limited planting materials available at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

 

Mondo Banana or Golden Saba

De-sucking of Mondo Banana or Golden Saba for field planting on other locations to propagate more for mother plants for future source of planting materials. 🍌😋❤️

The ripe fruit of Mondo Banana is only boiled and is ready to serve. The texture is firm compare to other banana varieties. 

Limited suckers are available at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

 

Hangilo (Magnolia pubescens)

Hangilo (Magnolia pubescens) at 2yrs  on the ground. 😍🌱🌳

Approximately at 8ft tall now. 

More endangered tree species at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Sabidukong (Telosma procumbens)

The pods of Sabidukong (Telosma procumbens) finally starts to dry and is ready to harvest for additional planting soon, this pod is from its flowers last August of 2022. Its fruits have vast potential not only as a vegetable crop but also in the nutraceutical industry due to its anti-diabetic potential. 😍🌱💕

Flowers of Sabidukong as an ingredient to a Filipino recipe. 

Limited seeds are available at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Vidals Lanutan (Hibiscus campylosiphon)

Vidals Lanutan (Hibiscus campylosiphon) on the temporary plastic pot for propagation. This is a medium-sized tree (up to 15m tall) endemic to the Philippine Islands. Hibiscus campylosiphon furnishes a moderately hard wood that was used in the manufacture of carriage shafts, musical instruments, boat oars and baseball bats. Rope made from the bast possessed considerable strength, and the bark was woven into hats. 😍🌱🌳

Hibiscus campylosiphon has large red-centered flowers (up to 8cm) that open white in the morning, sometimes turning to pink as the day progresses. 

Planting materials will be soon available at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

White Lauan (Shorea contorta)

The best time to outplant these White Lauan (Shorea contorta) with the onset of rainy season as they are rain feed only. White Lauan is one of the native species that I plant in large number along with Toog, Lumbayao, Ypil and Dangula. ❤️🌱🌳

The straight bole nature of White Lauan makes it perfect for commercial lumber production after 10-15yrs. 

White Lauan seedlings are still available at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Açaí palm (Euterpe oleracea)

One of my Açaí palm (Euterpe oleracea) after 16mos on the ground produces its first sucker that can be remove and will be use as additional planting material. 

This palm is commonly found in South America cultivated for its fruits and palm hearts. The fruit is small, purple-black in colour, and can be eaten raw. It has a thin, fibrous, fleshy pulp that is rich in antioxidants. 😍🌱🌴

The sucker will be remove soon and will become additional planting material. 

Limited planting materials of Acai palm is available at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

 

Patalsik-Pula (Decaspermum blancoi)

Patalsik-Pula (Decaspermum blancoi). It's better to plant it in a pot so I can easily monitor its growth and hoping to try to clone a few of its young branches soon. 

This stunning flowering Patalsik-Pula was captured by fellow Native Tree Enthusiast Mark Carranza. 😍🌱🌳

Visit BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM for more rare native flowering species. 

Thousand Fingers Banana

After 17mos on the ground, the Pisang Seribu "Thousand Fingers" banana is finally fruiting. 🍌🍌🍌

Outplanted it from a sucker last November 2021.

The actual fruit bunch of the mother plant.

More interesting Banana collections at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Katmon-Sibuyan (Dillenia sibuyanensis)

My Katmon-Sibuyan (Dillenia sibuyanensis) is now constantly producing seeds from its yellow flowers. This is endemic to Sibuyan, Romblon, in the Philippines. ❤️🌱🌳

Limited seedlings are available at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

 

Sandpaper vine (Petrea Volubilis)

On the ground today is the Sandpaper vine (Petrea Volubilis), it is a perennial plant that yields violet, whitish purple, or sometimes even blue colored flowers which resemble the shape of a star. 

Although the flowers are not fragrant, yet if added to your garden, this vine will definitely enhance the beauty of your garden. 😍🌱❤️

I will be propagating this soon at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM. 

 

EVIARC Jackfruit

EVIARC jackfruit is considered the world's sweetest jackfruit with the sweetness of 25 brix degrees. Actually, doc Alexis de Manuel gave this to me a few months ago and he said it came from sir Manny Piñol, so it's pretty memorable and worth the space. ❤️🌱🌳

This is a great addition on my jackfruit collection at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM. 

 

Barbadine/Badea (Passiflora quadrangularis)

Ripe fruit of Barbadine/Badea (Passiflora quadrangularis). A tea is made from the leaves which is used for high blood pressure and diabetes. A drink and ice-cream are made from the fruit. 😋🌱❤️

Barbadine flowers which will turn into fruits after a month. 

The fruit juice of the badea is used as a beverage. In some parts of Sri Lanka the fruit is cooked as a vegetable curry, and the seeds are consumed as a snack or used to extract juice.

Limited seeds are available at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.