By Harley Palangchao for CBN News
Baguio will have another attraction if the planned propagation of trees with colored tops, including the famous cherry blossoms, turns out to be viable for the resort capital.
City Councilor Erdolfo Balajadia filed a resolution requesting the City Parks and Management Office to research the viability of propagating cherry-blossom trees, Asian plums and maples and flowering redbuds here. "Having trees with colored foliage and blooms at certain times of the year can add vibrancy to our parks, roadsides and mountainside, and it could be an alternative attraction to local and international tourists," Balajadia said.
He said Baguio has potential areas where these trees can be planted, because the city maintains a number of parks and watersheds where trees, local or endemic, can be propagated for environmental and aesthetic reasons.
One of the most visible trees with colored leaves is the jacaranda, which is planted mostly around Burnham Park. Balajadia, chairman of the committee on health and environment, added that one of the foremost concerns of the city is to preserve and enhance the ecological resources that define the renowned temperate climate of the city. Read more...
Baguio will have another attraction if the planned propagation of trees with colored tops, including the famous cherry blossoms, turns out to be viable for the resort capital.
City Councilor Erdolfo Balajadia filed a resolution requesting the City Parks and Management Office to research the viability of propagating cherry-blossom trees, Asian plums and maples and flowering redbuds here. "Having trees with colored foliage and blooms at certain times of the year can add vibrancy to our parks, roadsides and mountainside, and it could be an alternative attraction to local and international tourists," Balajadia said.
He said Baguio has potential areas where these trees can be planted, because the city maintains a number of parks and watersheds where trees, local or endemic, can be propagated for environmental and aesthetic reasons.
One of the most visible trees with colored leaves is the jacaranda, which is planted mostly around Burnham Park. Balajadia, chairman of the committee on health and environment, added that one of the foremost concerns of the city is to preserve and enhance the ecological resources that define the renowned temperate climate of the city. Read more...
