KINDS OF TREES

Narra
Diadi, Nueva Vizcaya

Narra trees fill up the Nueva Vizcaya Eco Tourism Park, a captivating spot in Northern Luzon which showcases a wide array of flora. Narra, the National Tree of the Philippines, is highly recommended for reforestation projects.

From February to May, it blooms to its finest from.
Bearing yellow, fragrant flowers and disc-shaped fruits, narra also produces moderately hard and heavy timber, a good material in creating durable and high-quality furniture.




Mangium
Basay, Negros Occidental

Towering Mangium trees dwarf visitors in the rolling mountains of Negros Oriental where the Tree Kings Inc. industrial Plantation is located. The rustle of the leaves hum with the light winds as the trees slightly sway, welcoming the cool mountain breeze.

Mangium, with its full-grown height of 30 meters, is widely full-grown for its diverse uses: watershed protection and firebreaks, ornamental woodwork, pulp and particle board. Its adaptability, fast growth and dense cunopy make it useful for heagerous, shade and other agroforestry applications.




Bagras
Malaybay, Bukidnon

Bagras is famous for its bark which peels off all year round in thin paper ribbon. It is one of the fastest growing trees that is nature to the Philippines.

Reaching 70 meters in height and 240 centimeters in diameter, Bagras is mainly for pulpwood used in making paper. The wood is also useful for furniture components, general construction, millwork, posts and poles. Its oil is extensively used for medicinal purposes.

Bagras' quick growth,good coppicing ability, adaptability to range of environment, relative resistance to fire, pets and diseases and suitability for a variety of wood products make it a good choice for tree farming in Northern Mindanao particularly in Bukidnon.





Agoho
Sto. Domingo, Albay


At the foot of Mayon Volcano sprawl Several species of trees, one of which is the Agoho which is known to be resilient to typhoons frequenting the Bicol Region. Agoho stands tall at the heat of sun and bends gracefully with the gusty wind. Thriving in sandy soils, it is valuable in erosion control and land reclamation projects.

Agoho resembles a pine tree and produce heavy seed crops by the age of five years. Agoho's wood is used for house posts, electric poles, and other household materials.







Mahogany
Dumarao, Capiz

Early Mornings sunrays strike the large leaves of the Mahogany trees standing tall in a 192- hectare-reforestation project in Dumarao , Capiz. From under the gigantic trees, the play of the rays against the thick foliage creates a magnificent sight to be hold.

Introduced in the country in 1914 Mahogany has become a common reforestation species. Its average height is 30 meters but it can grow to as high as 60 meters. Its large leaves make it good shade for crops such as cacao. In Northern Luzon, Yamas, tugi, pineapple, ginger and banana are gown under Mahogany.

Mahogany is also prized throughout the world for its reddish wood which is widely used for carpentry,veneers and cabinet-making.






Falcata
Mawab, Compostela Valley

Falcata is a fast-growing tree which reaches up to 30 meters in height and 60 centimeters in diameter. It attains a height of seven meters in one year, 18 meter in three years and 40 meter in 10 years when planted in good sites.

Also know as Moluccan Sau, Falcata is native to Papua a New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Moluccas in Java and Saban. It can be grown in fairly acidic and agriculturally unproductive hilly sites and is a good soil conditioner. Moluccan Sau has varied uses: Lumber for light-weight furniture components, pulpwood for paper manufacture, shacle tree for coffee, cocoa and other crops.