Specimen : Wild trees
Habitat : Riverine forests, open slopes, grasslands, moist and dry thickets
Local name : Antipolo, Tipolo
Botanical name : Artocarpus blancoi
Family : Moraceae
Specimen height : 10-30 meters
Fruiting season : March to June
Traits : Drought tolerant; Evergreen; Fast growing; Low to medium altitude tree; Medium-sized to large tree; Salt spray tolerant; Tolerant of infertile soil; Tolerant of occasional water-logging; Wind hardy
Recommendations : Backyards; Boundary marker; Coastal stabilization; Erosion control; Farms; Fruit collector’s; Landscaping; Large avenues; Living fence; Mangrove management; Nurse tree; Ornamental tree; Paper and pulp tree plantations; Pioneer species for reforestation purpose; Public spaces; Riparian management; Roadside tree; Shade tree; Timber plantations; Urban greening; Wildcrafting; Windbreak
Used for : Fruits are cooked and eaten as vegetable; Seeds are eaten boiled, fried or roasted; Timber used for poles and constructions that needs durability; Wood for furnitures, paneling, flooring and musical instruments; Firewood and charcoal
Native range : The Philippines
National conservation Status : Not threatened
Threats : Indiscriminate cutting of wild trees for firewood and charcoal production; Clearing of woodlands for agricultural, commercial and residential use
Further readings :
Philippine Woods : Principal Uses, Distribution & Equivalent Woods in Asia Pacific (A. Ella, A. Tongacan, R. Escobin & F. Pitargue)
Revised Lexicon of Philippine Trees (J. Rojo) (592)