Wilson’s Instant Tree Bank: Philippines’ First Mulberry and Fig Picking Farm

August 29, 2022

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Wilson's Instant Tree Bank: Philippines’ First Mulberry and Fig Picking Farm

Pampanga is not only known for its rich culinary history but also for its beautiful rich soil and landscapes. It’s no surprise that there are numerous plant nurseries found around Pampanga.

It’s never too late to enjoy planting trees, fruits, and plants; there is a real joy when you’re able to help and protect our environment by giving a new life through planting. One of the longest-running plant nurseries in the Philippines is Wilson’s Instant Tree bank, which has been in the business since 1987.

It’s also the First Mulberry Picking Farm that was introduced not only in Pampanga but also, in the entire Philippines. Wilson’s Instant Tree Bank is located in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga.

Source: **Wilson’s Instant Tree Bank Pampanga**

The owner of Wilson’s Instant Tree Bank is Benson Aboujafari, a foreign national who later married a Kapampangan. He started and introduced these varieties of mulberry he called” Everbearing mulberries” mainly imported from Illinois here in Pampanga and later on, spread throughout the Philippines.

He is also a prestigious Plant Scientist, Plant Doctor, and plantsman who is very knowledgeable as he acclimatized the mulberries that were originally from Illinois and Chicago to the Tropical climate of the Philippines, but also came up with the idea of Defoliation of the Mulberries after a long process of studies and research.

If you aren’t aware of the process of Defoliation, then it’s time for you to know how unique this process is for mulberry growers.

Defoliation is a method where you must remove all of the green parts of the plants by cutting them off. Usually, mulberry plants can only bear fruit seasonally. And therefore, the idea of defoliating the mulberry plant is what makes them bear fruit for only 60 days and not seasonally.

You can also rest assured that their Mulberries are safe to eat and pick and pest free because they are not using harmful substances that might affect or contaminate the plants.

You can pick a cup of Mulberries and enter Wilson’s Instant Tree bank for only ₱50; the entrance fee is free.

You can also buy their Mulberry Wine and Jam.

Aside from the Mulberries, there are also tons of overbearing fruits available to pick such as Bangkok Cotton fruit, Malaysian Red Guava, Strawberry, Bignay, and Varieties of Grafted mangoes including Apple Mango, Carabao Mango, Golden Queen Mango, Indian Mango, Ivory Mango, Millennium Mango and more.