Broussonettia luzonica
Family: Moraceae
Common Name: Birch Flower
Origin: endemic to the Philippines
Reference: Philippine Native Trees 101 Up Close and Personal
- this tree is known for its long, fuzzy edible flowers that are eaten as a vegetable
- there is a male and a female tree
- the male tree bears the edible flowers
- sheds its leaves once a year
- it is listed as a “potentially threatened” tree
- fast-growing tree
- our caretaker is not sure whether the tree we found in the farm is a male or female
- we will just have to wait and see whether it bears long, edible flowers!



trees and shrubs
Is the round fruit edible too