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. 😍🌱🌱

 

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. 😍🌱🌳

Free fruits

Picking up some fresh pineapples and soursop. 💚🌱💕

 

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. 💚🌱🌳

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. 🌴🌴🌴

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. 

 

Gin Berry (Glycosmis pentaphylla)

Pink citrusy fruits of Gin Berry (Glycosmis pentaphylla) also sometimes known as the Rum Berry. It is a tropical perennial small evergreen fruiting tree/shrub native to Tropical Asia and Australia. This is one of my 6 year old shrub on our food forest. Lots of wildlings. 😍🌱💚