Friday, February 21, 2020

Spring is in the air

We only have two seasons in the Philippines - wet and dry. But you know the time of year similar to the 4 seasons of temperate countries based on the leaves on the trees. We have seasonal and evergreen trees at home. Our Mango tree will not shed leaves like our Narra tree does.

New leaves have started to appear from the tips of the branches of our Narra tree. The others in the photo are brown, dry leaves that remained but have started to fall off the tree to give way to new growth.

The acacia trees at the UP Diliman campus has also started growing new leaves, regrowing the canopy that lines the Academic Oval as well as other parts of the campus. Soon, they will be flowering, too, along with other plants and trees that have already started to flower. In fact, the kaimito trees on campus are now heavy with fruits and mango trees are in full bloom. Weather-permitting, there should be a bountiful harvest of mangoes in the coming weeks.

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