Wanna Swap Seedlings?

If you are a hobbyist, environmentalist, forester, horticulturist, agriculturist, plant enthusiast, in the ornamental plant business, a concerned citizen of the Philippines or from another country, then you are welcome to join and contribute.

Whether we are from the city or the province, trees and plants are part of our lives. We sometimes take them for granted, but we know that they are there. One particular common and native plant or tree from a certain region or place can be a rare find from another. Take for example the popular Benguet Pine (Pinus kesia) trees from Baguio and the Benguet mountain provinces, they are commonly found in high and cool altitude, while the Nipa (Nypha fruticans) Palm tree are usually found along coastal areas and estuarines. They differ greatly in habitat, however, if you simulate their environment and cultural requirements, then they might thrive in whatever place they are in.

Oftentimes, we encounter curious trees or plants that interests us from our vacation trips. Sometimes we are lucky to get seeds or wildlings and bring them back to our place to plant them. By doing this, we are unconsciously propagating and dispersing their species to another area. This is a responsibility that we should be aware of, because imported plants from different countries are also dispersed this way and oftentimes dominate vast expanse of land.

Fortunately, we can put this problem into our advantage if we work together. We can help preserve and conserve our own native trees by swapping. Our resources will be maximized. Help me protect plants and trees that are native to your region or province.

For more information, please leave your comments and suggestions here and I will get back to you the soonest.

OPEN YOUR EYES TO OUR ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS

Are you a concerned citizen of the Philippines? Are you aware of global warming or climate change? Do you see what is going on with our surroundings especially the environment? Do you see pollution and garbage everywhere? Have you felt the intense summer heat, even if it is not summer? Do yo smell the smog that our cars and vehicles are emitting? Do you have trouble sleeping due to the irritating sounds we hear late at night or early in the morning, due to inconsiderate neighbors and passing vehicles? Have you seen hunger from the faces of our very own countrymen? IF NOT, THEN OPEN YOUR EYES AND DO SOMETHING!

The problems we face now seem magnanimous. We ask ourselves, where do we start?.........The answer is that we start with ourselves. Change for the better is inevitable if we want to exist in this world, otherwise, there is no future for the succeeding generations.

Start with simple things like segregating your garbage. Separate organic matter (nabubulok) from inorganic matter (di nabubulok), like paper, fruit peelings, garden litter, leaves and tree branches from materials such as plastic, metal and glass bottles which cannot decompose easily, but may be recycled. Learn to compost the organic matter, which will be beneficial for your garden plants. Incorporate plants and trees in your backyard or garden space in order to minimize pollution in every aspect.

Please don't throw your trash in the streets or in the canals as they will find their way in our rivers and oceans. Please do not smoke or burn inorganic matter such as leaves, because this contributes to air pollution and the carbon in the atmosphere that traps the heat of the sun in our atmosphere. Please refrain yourself from using air-conditioning, aerosols, styrofoams, foams, refrigerants that use CFC (chloro-fluoro-carbon), because CFC's are the main reason why our ozone layer is depleting in the atmosphere. Please avoid using wood from illegal lumber, because our forests are fast disappearing. Please stop using chemical fertilizers, pesticides and insecticides, because not only are they harmful to us but they are especially harmful to our surroundings and to the wildlife.

Lastly, if all is NOT too late may GOD HAVE MERCY ON US!

AMUGIS SEEDLINGS FOR SALE.

Local Name: AMUGIS

Scientific Name: KOORDERSIODENDRON PINNATUM

Use: EDIBLE FRUIT (FAVORITE FOOD OF BATS)/ GOOD

LUMBER FOR FURNITURE

Character: LARGE TREE WITH HIGH BUTTRESS

ROOTS, USUALLY STRAIGHT BOLE, GOOD

SHADE TREE

Forest Type: MOLAVE FOREST

Photo: AMUGIS TREE IN FLOWER (MOTHER TREE)

Seedling Availability: SEEDLINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE

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