Planting

and
Propagatin
g Trees
“The best friend on earth of man is the tree. When we use the
tree respectfully and economically, we have one of the greatest
resources on the earth.”
― Frank Lloyd Wright
 Non-Bearing
Fruit Trees

• Our country has a lot of non-

bearing fruit trees that can be
planted in both rural and
urban areas, they are the
Narra, Yakal, Apitong, Acacia,
Ipil-Ipil, Indian Tree, Palm
Tree, Bamboo Tree,
Alibangbang, Fire Tree, Pine
Tree, Indian Tree, Rubber Tree,
Molave, Mahogany and many
more.
Fruit-Bearing
Fruit Trees
• Some of the common fruit-
bearing trees includes Duhat,
RambutanMango, Lychee,
Santol, Guava, Coconut,
Aratiles, Orange/Dalandan ,
Camachile, Pomelo,
Mangosteen, Atis, Durian,
Langka, Pili, Chico, Cashew,
Banana, Star Apple, Avocado,
Guyabano, Longan , Balimbing,
Cacao, Rambutan, Lychee,
Guava, Aratiles, Camachile,
Mangosteen, Durian, Pili,
Cashew Star Apple, Guyabano,
Balimbing and many more.
Why is there a need for
plant propagation?

• Plant propagation is the process of

reproducing or creating a new plant
or seedling. It is an important part of
gardening, whether outdoors or
indoors. Plants are living things that
grow either through their roots, stems
and leaves or their flowers, fruits, and
seeds. It is a method of growing new
plants from the different parts of
existing plants.
Benefits Derived From Planting Trees and Fruit-Bearing
Trees To Families And Communities

• Trees are valuable to the family and the community for

the products and amenities they give such as:
• 1. food like fruits, vegetables, nuts, and sugar
• 2. wood used as fuel for cooking and heating
• 3. construction materials which include lumber, plywood,
and board
• 4. fiber for the production of pulp and paper; and
• 5. chemical products such as resin, rubber, and
turpentine.
 There are benefits derived from trees
to maintain a healthy environment.
Some of these benefits include:
Other 1. They provide shade and fresh air
Benefits around the house and, along the streets
and surroundings. Trees are very much
Derived needed by people in these times of
from Trees climate change when the temperature is
high and the heat of the sun becomes
intense. Without trees, there are no
shades to keep us cool.
 • 2. They protect the soil from
erosion. Have you seen big roots
that ex tend several meters from
Other the trunk or go deeper into the
Benefits soil? These roots hold the soil,
preventing it from eroding when
Derived rain or floods comes.
from Trees • 3. They help maintain high
quality water supply. The roots
of plants and trees help strain
the dirt and cleanse the water
as it passes through the roots.
 • 4. The root system promotes soil
stability. This means that the
Other soil held by the roots remain
Benefits there and prevent erosion.
Derived • 5. They serve as valuable
wildlife habitats. Wild animals
from Trees live in places with many trees
like that of a forest.
 • 6. They serve as windbreakers
during typhoons and storms,
thus, reducing the destruction of
home and agricultural crops. A
Other typhoon that is strong usually
moves at a very fast speed. It
Benefits continues to be that strong if there
Derived are no barriers on the path where
it moves. But when it passes
from Trees barriers like mountains and trees,
it slows down and its speed is
reduced. Small crops and plants
as well as houses are safe when
typhoon is weak.
 • 7. They help reduce pollutions in
congested urban areas. Remember
that trees take in carbon dioxide
emitted from vehicles that belches
Other smoke. The more trees present,
the less amount of carbon dioxide
Benefits is in the air.
Derived • 8. They contribute to the beautiful
from Trees landscapes in the city and the
countryside. Imagine a land with
plenty of trees, grass and
scattering of flowers of varied
colors, sizes, and shapes.
 • 9. They improve the atmosphere of
a place by giving a feeling of
freshness and coolness as they
reduce temperature.
Other
• 10. They prevent river and lake
Benefits sedimentation. Have you observed
Derived a river bank that is lined endlessly
with full-grown trees? These trees
from Trees help hold the water in the lake
and river and keep it there. This
pre-vents the lake and river from
drying up.
 • 11. They prevent flood. Flood
Other occur when water from rain
Benefits rushes in causing soil erosion.
Derived However, if there are trees to serve
as barriers and the roots to hold
from Trees the water, flood will be prevented.
Successful Orchard Growers
in the Philippines • Editha Aguinaldo Dacuycuy
Manang Editha ventured into the dragon fruit business
when she was told how the fruit can help relieve constipation
problems – a condition common to cerebral palsy patients.
Her daughter, Kate, was suffering from this ailment. Selling
at Php 450.00 per kilo, dragon fruit was too expensive for
Editha, so she decided to raise her own fruits in their
backyard. From a small plot, they now own a 10-hectare
property. Dubbed as “Dragon Lady”, Manang Editha,
together with her husband and daughter, Mimie Mildred),
also expanded their business into dragon fruit ice cream,
vegan dragon fruit lumpia, wine, vinegar, and even
empanadita, dumplings, and burger patties.
Successful Orchard Growers
in the Philippines • Alfredo M. Yao
The “Juice King of the Philippines, also owns a farm in
Negros Occidental aside from Zest – O Corporation. At 12
years old, he lost his father and grew up doing odd jobs to
help his mother feed her family of six children. One of his
jobs was working in a warehouse of a packaging company.
Encouraged by the promising profitability of a packaging
format in Europe (Doypack), he bought one and tried to
market the machine to local juice manufacturers. When no
factory took notice, he made his own fruit juice and
launched what was to become one of the biggest local juice
brands.
Successful Orchard Growers
in the Philippines • Patricio Base

With his 3 hectares plantation of watermelons, honeydew

melons, and papaya, he produces crops year-round in Alicia,
Isabela. He was able to send his four children to college with
his earnings. He used to grow rice before venturing into
watermelons. He said there was no money in planting rice,
but now with melons, one can even hit the jackpot. In July
2013, he planted Diana watermelons in 3,500 square meters
and got 12 tons worth Php 480.00.
 Successful Orchard Growers in the
Community or Adjacent communities:

1. Sinura Pampanga Farm 2. Anon, Florida Blanca

3. Sta. Ana Mango Farm
(San Fernando, Pampanga) Farm - Has fruit bearing
has 50 income generating
- It has 1000 guapple trees, 600 calamansi, 35
mango trees and fish
trees, few mango trees mango and other assort-
pond.
and calamansi. ed fruits.

5. Fruit Farm – Mitula

4. Mango Farm, Homes, San Fernando,
Magalang , Pampanga - Pampanga
Has mango and other fruit • This is a dragon fruit farm.
bearing trees.