Trees are Benevolent Hosts
"One by one trees come when the wind blows,
They ride on furs, beaks and claws;
A woodland soon rises from the trees' breath
And hides the pond, grass and death."
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AVRotor, Don't Cut the Trees, Don't
Dr Abe V Rotor
1. Playing hide-and-seek in a bamboo grove. The spirit of the place gives quaintness to living. Taal, Batangas
2. The tree laughs, talks, with all the joys of childhood. "A tree is a joy forever." Tandang Sora QC
4. Phylodendron gains foothold on Dita tree (Alstonia scholaris) as it reaches for the sun several meters high. UST Botanical Garden, MManila
5. Balete (Ficus benjamina) strangles its host to certain death, hence gaining a notorious name of Strangler's Fig. Mt Makiling, Laguna
7. Drynaria fern as ephipyte helps conserve water, attract wildlife that protects trees from pests anddiseases. It is not unusual that a branch gives way to the weight of the tenant fern. Tagudin, Ilocos Sur
8. Roots are exposed by slow erosion reveal tenacity of this tree. The tree allows growth of plants and animals like millipede and land snails, as well as micro organisms, many are symbionts to the tree. Mt Makiling Botanical Garden, UPLB Laguna.
9. Interlacing roots, principle of inarching, riprap slopes and banks, provide abode to many organisms. Mt. Makiling, Laguna.
10. Algae and mosses live on the spongy bark of acacia, providing nutrients to the tree, and creating a favorable microclimate. UP Diliman, QC.
11. Crustose lichen coats trunk of young tree. Lichens are important to the tree; they also indicate pristine condition of the environment. Caliraya Lake, Laguna
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