Biriba (Rollinia deliciosa)

Outplanted additional Biriba (Rollinia deliciosa). This is grown from a batch of seeds last year. 😋🌱🌳

Fresh ripe fruits of Rollinia ready for eating. The texture is similar to Soursop and the taste is sweet. 

  

Limited seedlings are available at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Yellow Habanero

My Yellow Habanero is neglected but still productive. The Yellow Habanero has the famous fruity flavour, and deep heat that is common across the entire Habanero family. Measuring in between 200,000 to 350,000 Scoville Heat Units, the Yellow Habanero isn't for the faint hearted. It can be eaten fresh or raw, and creates beautiful golden-coloured sauces. 😋🌶️🔥

Limited seeds are available at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Sonata master visited the Sanctum

SONATA masters from Casisang/Natidasan Portal at the Sanctum. 🌱🌳👽

3 year old Balakat (Ziziphus talanai).

3 year old Yabnob (Horsfieldia costulata).

More post from BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM. 

Mamalis (Pittosporum pentandrum)

Time to outplant more native trees. Mamalis (Pittosporum pentandrum) a.k.a. Cheesewood. Native to the Philippines, China, Taiwan, and Indonesia. 

The wood of the Mamalis is used for novelty items and fashion accessories, such as anklets, bracelets, necklaces and beads, which are exported to Japan, Europe and United States.

This tree is known to be drought-resistant and can be considered a good reforestation tree in areas with grasses and weeds since it can withstand growth competition. ❤️🌱🌳

The seeds are not easy to germinate but BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM will try to propagate soon via clone. 

Kabal/Malakape (Utania volubilis)

A flowering Kabal/Malakape (Utania volubilis) with its frequent visitor. 🦋🦋🦋

The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine etc. It has potential for use as a pioneer species when restoring native woodland.

Limited planting materials are available at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

 

Malatumbaga (Crudia blancoi)

Celebrating the 125th Independence Day of the Philippines by outplanting a rare premium species — Malatumbaga (Crudia blancoi). This is successfully germinated from a batch of seeds that came from Bicol 2yrs ago. It is a hardwood and also known as "Barayong-Bicol". ❤️🌱🌳

Gorgeous white blooms of the mother tree in Bicol Region, The Philippines. 

Limited planting materials are available at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Thousand Fingers Banana

Two of my Pisang Seribu a.k.a. Thousand Fingers banana are fruiting after a year and a half on the ground. These are outplanted from small suckers last 2021. 🌱🍌 😋

This one almost reaches the ground aleady. 

Limited planting materials are available at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Amugis (Koordersiodendron pinnatum)

This is my first Amugis (Koordersiodendron pinnatum), now at 3yrs old on the ground at approximately 15ft tall. This is endemic in the Philippines with edible fruits. Grown primarily for its red wood. 💕🌱🌳

Outplanted this Amugis during the lockdown days of 2020.

More rare native tree species at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Barbadine (Passiflora quadrangularis)

Ripe Barbadine (Passiflora quadrangularis) with non-stop flowering giving you fresh supply of fruits whole year round. A must have on any food forest. 😍🌱😋

Immature fruits can also be cooked as a vegetable. 

A flower of Barbadine looks similar to the passion fruit as they belong to the same genus of Passiflora.

Limited planting materials are available at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

 

Señorita Banana

Outplanted some suckers of Señorita banana. It reminds me almost 15yrs ago when I first saw a plantation of this variety somewhere in Davao region and the harvest are exported to Japan. 🍌🍌😋

These are small size but super sweet bananas. 

Limited suckers are available at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Candlestick Fruit (Parmentiera cereifera)

Only one survived among the germinants of Candlestick Fruit (Parmentiera cereifera). This still needs an intensive care to be able to reach the desired age for outplanting. There is hope! 😍🌱🌳

This fruit is native to Panama but now spreads all over the South America. 

For more exotic rare fruits you can visit BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.

Gogo (Entada phaseoloides)

My 2yr old Gogo (Entada phaseoloides) aka St.Thomas Bean already have a wrist-size stem climbing into the top of its host invading some other trees within its reach. Hoping to witness some fruit pods someday. 😍🌱💕

It is now occupying some trees nearby.

Giant pods of Entada phaseoloides.

The bark is harvested and dried for shampoo and as ingredient to hair tonics. 

BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM will try to produce some clone planting materials soon. 

Villamil Nato (Pouteria villamilii)

On the ground is Villamil Nato (Pouteria villamilii). Premium species that can grow up to 30m high. Conservation status is "Vulnerable". 💕🌱🌳

This is an endemic species that can be found in the island of Luzon, the Philippines. 

Visit BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM for more rare native tree species.

Tagbak (Alpinia elegans)

Found some wild Tagbak (Alpinia elegans) at 700+masl. Tagbak is a stout herbaceous plant, growing to a height of 2 to 4 meters, with stout rootstocks. 

Fruit rind is edible with sweet and sour taste. 😋

Lots of rare Ginger collection at BORIS PRIVATE SANCTUM.