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.

For more interesting rootcrops, follow BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

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.

Barbadine flower (Passiflora quadrangularis)

Huge flower of Barbadine (Passiflora quadrangularis). Their aroma attracts pollinators and I have tried sniffing it closely, its a bit stenchy. 😍🌱💕 

Plenty of planting materials are available at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Young Turkey Poults

Young poults are now feathered at 15 days old. 

This decreases their heat requirement and 6 more weeks before they can go outdoors. 🦃🦃🦃

BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM will be having a new batch of day old poults soon.

Katmon-Sibuyan (Dillenia sibuyanensis)

An open fruit of Katmon-Sibuyan (Dillenia sibuyanensis). The native range of this species is Philippines (Sibuyan). This is from my lone specimen but successful clones are from this one will be ready for field planting soon as a back-up plant. 😍🌱🌳

Check BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM for more Dillenia species.

Marang (Artocarpus odoratissimus)

Tree ripened Marang (Artocarpus odoratissimus). 

This is native to Borneo, Palawan, and Mindanao Island, and is closely related to the jackfruit, cempedak, and breadfruit trees which all belong to the same genus, Artocarpus. 😋🌱🌳

Seeds of selected Marang varieties are under propagation at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.