New Photos From Our Farmer Rodell Ferrer

Here are 452 photos taken by our farmer Rodell Ferrer during October 2008.

Mahogany Seedlings

The seeds are grown in the seed boxes first, then are transferred to the nursery after a few weeks.
You can follow the development of the Philippine Mahogany seedlings on the slide show.

Eucalyptus Seedlings

Eucalyptus seeds are sensitive during the germinating process, so a small seed-box was built for their protection. More seed-boxes for a larger number of seeds were completed in August.

Acacia Auri and Acacia Mangium Seedlings

The seeds are grown in seed boxes before being transferred to the nursery after a few weeks.
You can follow the development of the Acacia Auri and Acacia Mangium seedlings on the slide show.
Acacia Auri
Acacia Mangium

Teak Seedlings

The seeds are grown in the seed boxes first, then are transferred to the nursery after a few weeks.
You can follow the development of the teak seedlings on the slide show.
The scientific name of the Philippine Teak is Tectona philippinensis. It is endemic to the Philippines and is threatened by habitat loss.

Molave Seedlings

The seeds are grown in seed boxes first and are transferred to the nursery after a few weeks.
You can follow the development of the molave seedlings on the slide show.
The scientific name of molave is Vitex parviflora. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Kamagong Seedlings

The seeds are grown in seed boxes first and are transferred to the nursery after a few weeks.
You can follow the development of the kamagong seedlings on the slide show.
Kamagong belongs to the ebony family (genus Diospyros), and like many other very hard woods is sometimes called "iron wood", so-called because its wood is iron-like and nearly unbreakable.

Red Lauan and White Lauan Seedlings

The seeds are grown in seed boxes first and are transferred to the nursery after a few weeks.
You can follow the development of the red lauan and white lauan seedlings on the slide show.
The scientific name of red lauan is Shorea Negrosensis, the white lauan's is Shorea Contorta. Both are threatened species and endemic to the Philippines.

Apitong Seedlings

The seeds are grown in seed boxes first and are transferred to the nursery after a few weeks.

You can follow the development of the apitong seedlings on the slide show.
The scientific name of apitong is Dipterocarpus grandiflorus.

Narra Seedlings

The seeds are grown in the seed boxes and are transferred to the nursery after a few weeks.
You can follow the development of the narra seedlings on the slide show.
The scientific name of narra is Pterocarpus indicus.