Black Turmeric (Curcuma caesia)

Splitting my Black Turmeric (Curcuma caesia) for additional propagation. Outplanted this a year ago. 💕🌱❤️

They hibernate during the dry period of March to April and coming back to life again last May after the first sign of rainy season.

Lots of medicinal uses. Hopefully I can propagate more soon.

More Ginger collection at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM. 

Badak fruit from Brooke's Point Palawan

Badak fruit from Brooke's Point, Palawan. According to locals this is the native Cempedak (Artocarpus integer). The fruit is small but the taste and aroma is the same with other Cempedak I have tried. 😍😋

BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM will try to germinate the seeds from these fruits and hopefully can outplant soon 2 or 3 pcs from this specimen. 

Alupag (Dimocarpus didyma)

One of my Alupag (Dimocarpus didyma) under a partially shaded area. This is endemic in the Philippines. 

Fruits are edible same with its relative the Lychee and Longgan. Conservation status of Alupag is "Vulnerable". 💕🌱🌳

The first specimen I outplanted was as good as this 2nd one. 

For more endemic fruits of the Philippines, visit BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM on Facebook.

Lapnisan/ Agarwood

Outplanted another Aquilaria species. This is to utilize all the available spaces under the 7 layers of a food forest gardening system. Even though it does not produces edible fruits but investing in agarwood tree plantation is both eco-friendly and highly profitable. It's a win-win initiative. ❤️🌱🌳

Below are sample from various specimen with corresponding buying price in the market. 

Planting materials are available at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Red Banana / Morado Banana

Outplanted a sucker of Red Banana (Musa acuminata).

This variety is distinguished by a deep red or maroon skin when fully ripe since they contain more beta carotene and vitamin C than yellow skinned varieties. 😍🌱❤️

For more collection of Banana varieties, visit BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM on Facebook.

Peanut butter tree (Bunchosia grandulifera)

My 4 year old Peanut butter tree (Bunchosia grandulifera). It's been fruiting since 2021. 😋🌱🌳

Lots of seedlings for planting available at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Bilimbi/Kamias (Averrhoa bilimbi)

One of my favorite fruit used as a souring agent is the Bilimbi (Averrhoa bilimbi), locally known as Kamias. It is believed to be originally native to the Maluku Islands of Indonesia but has naturalized and is common throughout Southeast Asia. 

This specimen started bearing fruit last year (2023). Outplanted during the summer — COVID lockdown days of 2020. 💕🌱

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Yuwen Mango

My 1 year old Yu Whern/ Yuwen Mango. Originating from Taiwan with jumbo size thick fruits with no fibrous strands, and has incredibly soft and sweet flesh. 

A cross-breed between Miyazaki and Golden Queen mango making it a unique and superior hybrid mango. 😍🌱🌳

Grafted specimen will be available soon at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Hawaiian Pineapple

Small size Hawaiian pineapples. It was last month that I thought I could have a supply of fresh pineapples until the end of this month of July but I was wrong. I still have some until August! 🍍🍍🍍

More pineapple collections are propagated and planted at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Yakal Magasusu (Hopea mindanensis)

This Yakal Magasusu (Hopea mindanensis) will be 2 years old on the ground this coming September 2024. Standing at approximately 6ft tall growing in a partially shaded area. 😍🌱🌳

I outplanted 2 specimens of Yakal Magasusu and this one is faster compare to the other.

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Breadfruit snack

Cooking breadfruit in coconut milk to make a perfect snack.

Grated coconut ready to extract the milk.

This is the finished product after boiling for 30minutes the sliced meat of breadfruit in coconut milk. Served while hot and it's ready to eat.

Freshly picked Breadfruit from an old tree here.

Breadfruit is an important tree for food security. BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM will soon release planting materials ready for planting from runners or grafted specimen.

Harvest for today

Harvest for today — Avocado, Breadfruit and Melarosa Lemon. ❤️🌱🌳

I harvest a few Breadfruit only since if I pick all the fruits, it will ripen. 

Melarosa Lemon has been productive all year round. 

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Jujube (Ziziphus mauritiana)

Still flowering even with 3 weeks of rain. This is my 1 year old Thai-bao Jujube (Ziziphus mauritiana). 

This variety has lesser thorns and with bigger fruits. 😍🌱🌳

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Philippine Teak (Tectona philippinensis)

My 2 year old Phil.Teak (Tectona philippinensis). This is the first germinant of the batch of seeds I have tried germinating in 2021 which resulted to 18 successful seedlings and I manage to outplant 2 here in the sanctum. 😍🌱🌳

The first glimpse of sign of life.

A photo of the flowering mother tree of the Phil. Teak.

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