We have 3 Philippine Teak seedlings! Yey!! They were given to us by our neighbor Dr. Ed Gomez. They came from the beautiful tree that he planted at the back of the U.P. Diliman Marine Science Institute compound. The tree is featured in the book Shades of Majesty 88 Philippine Native Trees. Continue reading “Philippine Teak”
Tag: tree planting
Tree Planting 2016
It’s rainy season, time to plant the seedlings! These were grown from seeds that were planted in October 2015. They are the biggest of the seedlings we have growing in the tree nursery. A lot of the seedlings have grown so robustly that their tap roots have struck out of the bag and are growing into the soil of the nursery floor. Uh oh, we will have to do some careful digging to get them out of the nursery.
If You Build It ..
They Will Come!
Ooh! It’s a bird footprint in our pond! Continue reading “If You Build It ..”
We’re Doing Ok!
How many trees have we planted so far?
In 2012 we planted 238 trees. There may have been a few more that slipped through my official list. We bought most of these trees, but a few were given by friends. Our biggest donor was our neighbor back home who gave us 40 Malabulak! Continue reading “We’re Doing Ok!”
Tonji and Sylvia's Wildlife Refuge 