Trees are Benevolent Hosts
Dr Abe V Rotor
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spirit of the place gives quaintness to living.
Taal, Batangas
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scholaris) as it reaches for the sun several meters high.
UST Botanical Garden
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providing nutrients to the tree, and creating a
favorable microclimate. UP Diliman, QC
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with interlacing roots and branches locking its host
to certain death, hence gaining a notorious name of
Strangler's Fig. Mt Makiling, Laguna
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of this tree. The tree allows growth of plants and
animals like millipede and land snails, as well as
micrororganims, many are symbionts to the tree.
Mt Makiling Botanical Garden, UPLB
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slopes and banks, provide abode to many organisms.
Mt Makiling, Laguna.
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communities of algae and fungi. They aid in food
production and recycling of organic matter, as well
as help conserve water. Caliraya Lake, Laguna
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important to the tree; they also indicate pristine
condition of the environment. Caliraya Lake, Laguna
wildlife that protects trees from pests and diseases.
It is not unusual that a branch gives way to the weight
of the tenant fern. St. Agustin Parish, Tagudin, Ilocos Sur
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mushroom, termites, other saprophytes and
decomposers, giving off its entire energy to
serve the living world.
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