Ayanguile (Acasia confusa)

My 3 year old Ayanguile (Acasia confusa) also known as the Philippine Acasia. It's about 15ft tall now and waiting for it to bloom. 😍🌱🌳

From a tiny seedling 3 years ago. This is successfully germinated from a batch of seeds.

Acasia confusa mother tree flowering in situ.

For more native flowering trees, visit BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Sword Beans (Canavalia gladiata)

Sword Beans (Canavalia gladiata). I've been growing this for 3 years now. The beans and young pods are edible and very nutritious. 😍🌱❤️

Dried matured pods ready for harvest to extract the seeds for future planting. The dried beans can be made also into powdered drink. 

Limited seeds for planting are available at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Coco Plum (Chrysobalanus icaco)

New species on my ground is one of my Coco Plum (Chrysobalanus icaco). 

This fruit tree is native to Africa, South America and the Caribbean Island. 😍🌱🌳

For more exotic rare fruits visit BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Nun's Orchid (Calanthe tankervilleae)

Propagating a few suckers of Nun's Orchid (Calanthe tankervilleae). 

Naturally found in the Pacific island, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan and Philippines with elevation of upto 1,300masl. This species has become an invasive species in some countries such as Jamaica and Hawaii. In Papua the smoked flowers are eaten as a contraceptive. 😍🌱❤️

Limited planting materials are available at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Bogni (Syzygium davaoense)

Transplanted to individual polybag the young germinants of Bogni (Syzygium davaoense). The ripe fruits are germinated in the common pot last December 2023. 😍🌱🌳

75 pots are partially transplanted and there will be more additional in the coming weeks.

This is one of the mother tree in situ.

Seedlings will be release soon at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Satsumaimo / Japanese Sweet Potato

Satsumaimo or Japanese Sweet Potato (JSP) for propagation. I was able to plant of this variety way back in 2016 along with Yamaimo, Wasabi , Phalaenopsis orchids and Sakura from Japan but nothing left due to neglect. Only my Loquat tree and some Amaryllis survived upto now. 💕🌱❤️

Hopefully this time around will be a different story from the previous experience.

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Ubod for Lumpia

Heart of coconut palm or "Ubod" as one of the ingredients of the traditional Filipino Lumpia recipe. One of my favorite. 😋

You can mixed it with other veggies if you want a vegan Lumpia.

Ready for quick frying.

Suwarri Nut (Caryocar nuciferum)

Finally! After 4 years of waiting to have a planting material of this Suwarri Nut (Caryocar nuciferum) from Africa. Successfully recovered a newly grown wildling from the 10 year old mother tree of Doc Alexis De Manuel in his farm at Kidapawan City. 😍🌱🌳

I also found a single ripe fruit that fell already to the ground. I will be trying my luck again to germinate the single seed inside.

This was the firstime I encountered the fruit and the nut, February of 2020. 

By 2021 I was able to witness the huge flowers of Suwarri Tree. 

For more exotic and rare fruits, visit BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Mangostene harvest at Doc Alexis farm

Thank you doc Alexis de Manuel for sharing your bountiful harvest of Mangostene. Eat all you can "mukbang" Mangostene! 😋

These are fruits from his 20+ year old trees grown organically.

You can contact him at his FB account for buying his Mangostene produce with a very low price. 

Mangusisang (Syzygium spp.)

One of my Mangusisang (Syzygium spp.) is now more than 5ft after 14mos in the ground. This is under partly shaded with the sunshine comes in contact to it at around 2pm in the afternoon. 😍🌱🌳

From a small size 1 foot tall seedling outplanted in November of 2022. 

A flowering specimen of Mangusisang. A typical Syzygium characteristic. 

A few months from now BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM will release planting materials that is successfully cloned from the few specimen we acquired last 2022. 

Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan)

Collecting matured pods of Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) or locally known in the Philippines as "kadyos". 

Pigeon peas are both a food crop (dried peas, flour, or green vegetable peas) and a forage/cover crop. 

I first outplanted a few seeds way back in 2019 and after a year in 2020 I was able to outplant some more. 💕🌱🌱

These are from the seeds of my first specimen outplanted in mid 2019.

Limited seeds for planting are available at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Champaca (Magnolia champaca)

My Champaca (Magnolia champaca) turns 2 years old. This tree is known for its fragrant flowers, and its finely textured wood is used for woodworking. 😍🌱🌳

From a barely 1 foot seedling 2 years ago. It is now around 15ft tall growing vigorously.

Limited seedlings of Champaca are still available. Send your inquiries at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Chupa-chupa (Quararibea cordata)

Seeds from the ripe fruits of Chupa-chupa (Quararibea cordata) now waking up. 😍🌱🌳

Hopefully I can outplant this specimen within this year for additional edible in the food forest. 

For more exotic edible fruit just visit BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Pitogo (Cycas sp)

Cycas sp. locally called Pitogo. The young specimen is growing well which was propagated from the small plantlet in the trunk which I believe is a branch of the old matured plant. 

Hoping someday to relocate the old plant to a new desirable spot. 😍🌱

Limited planting materials are available at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.