Arboretum - Living Museum. In celebration of Autumnal Equinox September 23, 2026

September 23, 2026 Autumnal Equinox

Arboretum - Living Museum

Living with Nature Center Botanical Garden

San Vicente, Ilocos Sur

Autumnal equinox sun through a reddening leaf,

     measure of three quarters of the year gone;

so too, the calendar of man's life swift and brief,

     golden like precious gem in the setting sun.

September 21, 2026 Autumnal Equinox

The 2026 September equinox in the Philippines will occur at 8:05 am on Wednesday, September 23, 2026 according to the DOST-PAGASA Astronomical Diary.

Heritage talisay tree at the San Vicente Botanical Garden, San Vicente Ilocos Sur sheds its leaves turning yellow to red before they fall to the ground. Photos taken by the author 2020

Talisay (Lugo Ilk) Terminalia catappa is a large tropical tree in the leadwood tree family, Combretaceae, that grows mainly in the tropical regions of Asia, Africa, and Australia. Common names in English include country almond, Indian almond, Malabar almond, sea almond, tropical almond, beach almond and false kamani. Wikipedia

Author's grandchildren Markus and Mackie, accompanied 

in the arboretum by his sister, Sr Veny Rotor, ofs (deceased)

Heritage Tree of 3 generations: 

Camito - Chrysophyllum cainito

Heritage tree of three generations - native mango (Mangifera indica)

is host to viny plants, ferns, and lianas like Rosary Pea and Philodendron

 

It's mango season, usually during summer months.

Mangifera indica Indian variety  

 

                        Towering Anahaw -  Saribus rotundifolius - Caryophyllaceae