Life at Kaligátan Farm, a country house-in-progress in a coffee farm in the Malaráyat foothills.
The panorama on the sunrise side: an awesome view of Malarayat
The quiet panorama on the sunrise side of the farm: an awesome view of Mount Malaráyat and the river below the gap.
20 January 2013
Philippine Tree of the Month: Pili
Towering in the garden in less than five years is a Píli tree (Canarium ovatum), one of the very first seedlings we planted when we started here in San Celestino. I first appreciated this tree on a trip to Bicol, then to Negros Occidental. Apart from its delicious nuts, it is a handsome specimen tree and a sturdy hardwood.
Little did I know then that it is endemic to the Philippines, and comes in several varieties, all naturally occurring only in our country.
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