Engkalak (Litsea garciae)

My Engkalak (Litsea garciae) will turn 4 years old this June 2024, because of water stress its branches are loaded with small fruits already. 😍🌱🌳

It stands more than 20ft tall already.

The screenshot shows the day (June 11,2020) I outplanted the seedling. 

The ripe fruit is rich in Vitamin C, Potassium,  Fibers and antioxidants.

For more rare exotic fruits, visit BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Baobab (Adansonia grandidieri)

Lack of water is not a problem for this Baobab (Adansonia grandidieri), it can overcome the driest period by storing water within its fibrous wood of the trunk. This specimen was hibernating for 3 months and coming alive during this drought. 😍🌱🌳

Baobab is endemic to the island of Madagascar where it is an endangered species. 

Limited seedlings will be release soon from the nursery of BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Maprang (Bouea macrophylla)

Maprang (Bouea macrophylla) doing well under the extreme heat of full sun. So far, no casualty of my 80 varieties of rare exotic fruits from this long drought. 💕🌱🌳

This specimen will turn 2 years old on the ground this coming August. 

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Devastating effect of El Niño

Some of my Dipterocarpus species succumbs to the extreme heat. Daily watering and occasional light rain showers aren't enough for them to resist the heat.

Patiently waiting for the hard rain to come, but the weather prediction says that the drought will last until the third week of May.

Watering time for Almaciga

Watering the young Almaciga (Agathis philippinensis) 🌱🌱🌳🌳

Katmon (Dillenia philippinensis)

The fruits of Katmon (Dillenia philippinensis) is a bit smaller in size as of now due to the dry season. This is endemic in the Philippines from lowland to mid-elevation. ❤️🌱🌳

More native fruit bearing species only at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Guinea fowls

Guinea keets @55 days old. 😍

BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM will free range them soon. 

 

Pineapple season

One of my Pineapple cultivar growing side-by-side witn my young Aquilaria filaria (Agarwood). 😋🌱💕

I bet this would taste very sweet due to dry season here since March.

Visit BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM for more interesting plant collections.

Costa Rican Guava (Psidium friedrichsthalianum)

My 2 year old Costa Rican Guava (Psidium friedrichsthalianum) showing signs of fruiting due to long stretch of dry season here. 😍🌱🌳

I was expecting it this year and it delivers.

This is from the mother tree of Doc Alexis de Manuel which I successfully germinated the seeds from a lone ripe fruit last 2021.

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Lypsiphyllum binatum

Trying to germinate the seeds of Lypsiphyllum binatum, a beach forest species. The matured pods sent to me by Doc Jurgenne Primavera which came from her grown specimen in Iloilo, which originally sourced out from the mother plant in Palawan. The mother plant photo taken by Ronald Posadas.

Hoping that I can germinate a few for additional planting in the sanctum soon. 

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Kepel (Stelechocarpus burahol)

My lone Kepel (Stelechocarpus burahol) @ 1 year old. Loving the heat of the summer. 🌞🌱🌳

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Sabidukong / Kapas-Kapas (Telosma procumbens)

Matured pods with seeds inside of Sabidukong / kapas-kapas (Telosma procumbens) from my 3 year old vine.  This is native to the Philippines. The flowers and young pods are edible. 💕🌱❤️

Limited seeds for planting are available at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Velvet tamarind (Dialium guineense)

Sweet fruits of Velvet tamarind (Dialium guineense). Velvet tamarind, is a tall, tropical, fruit-bearing tree in the flowering plant family Fabaceae. 

The pulp is edible and may be eaten raw or soaked in water and consumed as a beverage.

It can be found in West African countries such as Benin, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Senegal and Nigeria. The bark and leaves have medicinal properties and are used against several diseases. Wood is hard and heavy and used for construction. 😍🌱🌳

For more rare exotic fruits visit BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.