Some trees suitable for park planting

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Title: Some trees suitable for park planting
Language: English
Year: 1954
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Fulltext: Some Trees Suitable for Park Planting By TEODORO DEl.IZO Asst. Professor in Silviculture; C.F. As a result of World War II many of the trees planted in our parks, public plazas, school grounds and areas for recreation were destroyed. One important problem at hand is the selection of trees that are suitable for planting to replace those that were destroyed and for new plantings in order to restore the beautiful landscape of the country. We have both native and introduced species which meet some of the requirements for ideal park trees. The requirements are: (1) It should have big evergreen leaves. (2) Deep rooted to be wind resistant with tougl). strong symmetrical wide spreading branches. (3) Ornamental leaves, flowers and fruits. ( 4) Resistant to drought, insect and fungus attack. (5) Non-poisonous. While no particular species meet all the essential qualities for an ideal park tree, yet many of those that will be discussed later possess some of the essential ones. It is not enough that a tree will grow in a place. It should be there for a particular purpose. A tree may be grown 'for shade and at the same time for the fruits or for the flowers. In our public forests there are several species which when brought under cultivation promise to be beautiful trees for park planting. Some of those tried are Balitbitan, Cynometra ramiflora Linn., Podocarpus philippinensis Foxw., Malaruhat, Syzygium simile Merr., Makaasim, Syzygium benthamii (A. Gray) Merr., Agoho, Casuarina. equisetifolia Linn., Botong, Barringtonia asiatica (L) Kurz., Anchoan, Cassia javanica L., Liusin, Parinarium corymbosum (Blume) Miq., etc. The usual size height and crown spread of the tree should be known in order to be able to plant them properly in the park. We say that the crown is small when the spread is not over five meters, medium when the spread is over five and less than ten meters and large when the spread is more than ten meters. This refers to average conditions because the spread of the crown is affected greatly by the fertility of the soil, distance of planting, soil moisture and other environmental conditions. LIST OF TREES SUITABLE FOR PARK PLANTING Scientific Name Common Name Acacia confusa Men-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ayangile Acmena acuminatissima (Blume) Merr ............. Binoloan Agathis alba (Lam) Foxw. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Almaciga Aleurites moluccana (L) Willd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lumbang Aleurites trisperma Blanco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baguilumbang Alphonse& arbores (Blanco) Merr ................. Bolon Alstonia scholaris (L) R. Br .................. , . . . Dita Artocarpus blancoi (Elm) Merr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Antipolo Artocarpus adoratissima Blanco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marang I Artocarpus cumingiana Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anubing Barringtonia asiatica (L) Kurz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Botong Bauhinia purpurea L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purple Bauhinia Bischofia javanica Blume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuai Buchanania arborescens Blume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Balinghasai Calophyllum inophyllum L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bitaog GRADUATION ISSUE-APRIL, 1954 Special Qualities Leaves Shade Leave!Hhade Leaves-flowers Shade Leaves-shade Branches Shade-leaves Shade-fruit Shade Shade-fruit Flowers-shade Shade Shade Shade Pap 17 LIST OF TREES SUITABLE FOR PARK PLANTING Scientific Name Common Name Canarium aspersum Benth .............. : . . . . . . . . Pagsahingin Canarium luzonicum (Blume) A. Gray . . . . . . . . . . . . Piling-liitan Canarium ovatum Engl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pili Cassia fistula L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cana fistula Cassia javanica L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anchoan Casuarina equisetifolia L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Agoho Casuarina rumphiana Mig. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Agoho del monte Cynometra ramiflora Linn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oringen Balitbitan Delonix regia (Boj) Raf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fire tree Dispyros discolor Willd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kamagong Ficus baleta Merr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Balete Ficus elastica Roxb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . India rubber Heritiera littoralis Dry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dungan late Hydnocarpus alcalae C.Dc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dudua Hynocarpus hutchinsonii Merr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bagarbas Intllia bijuga (Colebr) O. Ktze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ipil Koordersiodendron pinnatum (Blanco) Merr. . . . . . . Amuguis Lager~troemia periformis Koehne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Batitinan Lagerstroemia speciosa (L) Pers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Banaba Mangifera indica L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mango Manifera monandra Merr. . ....... ·.............. Ma:lapaho Melia dubia Cav. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bagalunga Michelia alba DC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Champaka-puti Michelia champaca L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Champaka Nauclea orientalis L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bangkal Pahudia rhomboidea (Blanco) Prain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tindalo Parinarium coryrnbosum (Blume) Miq . . . . . . . . . . . Liusin Parinarium glaberrimum Hassk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tabontabon Parkia javanica (Lam) Merr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kupang Peltophorum inerme ( Roxb) Llanos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Siar Planchonia spectabilis Merr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lamog Pterocarpus spp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Narra Pygeum vulgara .(Koehne) Merr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lago Samanea saman (Jacq) Merr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rain tree Sandoricum koetjape (Butm f.) Merr. . . . . . . . . . . . . Santol Sapindus saponaria L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kusibeng Sindora supa Merr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supa Spathodea campanulata Beauv. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . African tulip Streblus asper Lour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Kalios Sapindus saponaria L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Palosanto Swietenia macrophylla King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mahogany, L.L. Swietenia majogani Jacq. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Mahogany, S.L. Syzygium benthamii (A. Gray) Merr ............... Makaasim Syzygi"Qm simili Merr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Malaruhat Tamarindus indica L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sampalok Tarrietia sylvatica (Vid) Merr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dufigon Tectona grandis L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teak Terminalia catappa L. Talisai Special Qualities Shade Shade Shade-fruit Shade-flowers Shade-flowers Shade-leaves Shade-leaves Shade-leaves Shade-flowers Shade-fruits Shade-roots Shade-leaves Shade-leaves Shade-fruits Shade-fruits Shade Shade-flowers Shade-flowers Shade-flowers Shade-fruit Shade Flowers Flowers-shade Flowers-shade Shade-branches Shade Shade Shade-fruit Shade-flowers Shade-flowers Shade-leaves Shade-flowers Shade Shade Shade-fruit Shade Shade-leaves Shade-flowers Shade Flowers-shade Shade Shade Shade Shade Shade-leaves Shade-leaves Shade-leaves Shade-leaves Shade means that the tree is good shade tree; leaves mean that the leaves are ornamental; flowers, mean ornamental flowers; Fruits mean edible or ornamental fruits; branches mean horizontal branches. DESCRIPTION OF SOME TREES SUITABLE FOR PARK PLANTING Agathis alba (Lam) Foxw., Almaciga. Large sized tree with pyramidal crown when young. Evergreen foliage, horizontal Pa1e 18 FORESTRY LEAVES branching order. Leaves are opposite or nearly so of leathery texture. Fruits are in cones often in purplish color. Artocarpus cumingiana Tree., Anubing. A medium to large tree. The crown is rather open. The leaves are big varying from 15 to 20 centimeters long and from 7 to 12 centimeters wide, hairy beneath. Calophyllum inophyllum L., Bitaog. Large sized tree with open crown adapted to places not far from the sea. Branches are tough. Leaves are simple opposite yellowish green in color with yellow midrib. Flowers are small borne in cluster, rather fragrant and white. The fruit contains oil. Canarium ovatum Engl., Pili. Medium sized tree with medium crown. The crown is fairly open. It has a tendency to form buttress. The leaves are compound, flowers small and fragrant, fruits consist of thick shelled triangular nut surrounded by a pulp. The pulp when cooked is edible as well as the nut. Cassia fistula L., Cana fistula. Medium sized tree, partly deciduous with open crown. It has compound leaves but does not produce heavy shade. The flowers are beautiful golden yellow and numerous, arranged in pendulous racemes from top to the lower part of the crown. Cassia javanica L, Anchoan. A medium sized tree. Deciduous, open crown with compound leaves. It does not give heavy shade but the branches are tough. The whitish pink flowers are very well disposed among the leaves and very showy from May to June. . Casuarina equisetifolia L, Agoho. Medium sized lofty tree that resembles the pine. It is especially adapted for locations near the shore where the soil is sandy. It has fine filiform branchlets instead of leaves. It has pyramidal crown when young. The shade is not heavy but is planted because of its graceful appearance and resistance to windthrow. Chrysophyllum cainito Linn, Star Apple. Small sized tree, introduced in the PhilipGRADUAnoN ISSUE-APRIL, 1954 pines for its fruits. It is evergreen, the leaves dark green, oval which is coppery yellow beneath. Suitable for small space of ground. Cynometra ramiflora Linn, Balitbitan or Oringen. Small sized evergreen tree with compact dense crown and persistent lower branches. The leaves are deep green when old. The young leaves are developed in long drooping greenish white bunches at the tip of the branches. Barringtonia asiatica (Linn) Kurz, Botong. Medium sized tree with dense spreading crown. The leaves are large, leathery, shiny, larger at the apex than at the base. It is suitable for situations near the seashore where the soil is sandy. Delonix regia (Boj) Raf, Fire tree. Medium sized tree, almost deciduous, rather open crowned and produces light shade. From March to July, it produces immense sprays of scarlet flowers which make the tree a gorgeous one. Diospyros discolor Willd, Camagon. Medium sized evergreen tree with compact dense crown. The leaves are simple alternate, leathery and densely covered with fine white hairs beneath. The fruits are as large as the apple, covered with brown hairs. It is found in many sections of the city of Manila. Ficus elastica Roxb, India Rubber. Large han~ome quick growing evergreen tree. It has open crown. The leaves are large, oval, leathery and shiny. It develops enormous aerial buttressed roots which makes it very attractive tree for park planting. Hydnocarpus hutchinsonii Merr, Bagarbas. Medium sized evergreen tree with short straight bole. The leaves are oblong and leathery from 15 to 25 centimeters long and from 5 to 9 centimeters wide. The fruits are globular of about 8 centimeters in diameter, and very attractive. Koordersiodendron pinnatum (Blanco) Merr, · Amuguis. Large sized tree with symmetrical crown, ridged bole and deep Page 19 green leaves. It produces heavy shade. The whitish terminal flowers on Februaiy and March are showy. Lagerstroemia speciosa (Linn) Pers. Banaba. Medium sized partly deciduous tree. It has dense foliage and semi-open crown. It produces at the ends of the branches large erect panicles of beautiful flowers during the months of from May to July. Mangifera indica Linn, Mango. Large sized evergreen tree highly esteemed fruit tree in the ·Philippines. It produces wide spreading branches with short trunk. It is shallow rooted and sometimes blown down in strong winds. It furnishes excellent shade during the dry season. Peltophorum inerme (Roxb) Llanos, Siar. Large attractive tree. The crown is symmetrical with spreading branches and dense compound leaves. The flowers are bright yellow in dense mass which are very showy during the months of March and April. . Compliments of LEY TE ASIA LUMBER COMPANY Dealer in All Kinds of Lumber Sawmill Lumber Yard Abuyog, Leyte Salazar Extension Tacloban, Leyte Tel. 625 Page 20 CHUN PENG Manager Pterocarpus spp., Narra. The national tree of the Philippines. A medium to large tree with wide spreading crown. It is deciduous. The trunk produces buttress which make it very stately when grown in the open. The leaves are alternate compound. The flowers are numerous bright yellow and last for about twenty four hours. The wood produces valuable timber. Sapindus saponaria L, Kusibeng. Medium sized tree usually growing in the parang or at the edge of the forest, resistant to drought and windfall The crown is symmetrical with compound leaves. Spathodea campanulata Beauv, African Tulip. A tall erect fast growing evergreen tree. The leaves are compound. The large, bright orange scarlet, erect cupshaped flowers borne at the tip of the branches, render the tree strikingly handsome. The tree is in bloom from November to February. The branches are weak and broken in strong winds but the danger is not much when grown in groups. Swietenia macrophylla King, Mahogany, Large Leaf. This species is introduced from tropical America and the source of the Mahogany wood of commerce. It is a large-sized deciduous tree. The leaves are compound, ripen at the same time and drop on the ground practically in mass in March and April The old leaves are replaced within a few days. It is getting popular as a roadside tree and is found in many places in the Philippines. Teriminalia catappa L, Talisai. Large handsome tree with horizontal branches. The crown is pyramidal in shape when young. The leaves are big and oftentimes perforated by insects. It does well on sandy soil near the seashore. It is said, with some degree of truth, that no man is a villain when you know him.-Dr. Hamilton Fyfe. * * * The eternal struggle: keeping your earnlng capacity up to your wife's yearning capacity.-Kiwanis MaAazine. FORESTRY LEA VBS