DIZON EXOTIC FRUIT TREES

Home of Quality Imported and Exotic Fruit Trees

Ka Bernie Dizon

Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau

DENR-PAWB-Dizon Botanic Fruit Garden and

Techno-Demo Farm

Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Nature Center,

North Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City

Photo shows Bernie Dizon (left) and Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Nature Center Park Supt. Greg Fabian (2nd from left) before developing in June 1992 at the project site which is waterlogged barren area with only grass and dead standing tree. The area is planted yearly with forest trees but no survival because of thin heavy clay soil and waterlogged condition.

In 1992, DENR Secretary Fulgencio S. Factoran, Jr. granted the Bernie Dizon a 500 square meter-land to establish a demo farm to showcase high-value exotic fruit trees. Many were skeptical about the project at that time. Even the park superintendent wondered if Dizon could do anything right. This is because the soil is adobe. There is very thin topsoil that is heavy clay.

Year after year, attempts to plant forest trees did not succeed because they die of waterlogging. But that did not deter Dizon to show what he could do. Today, all exotic fruit trees like durian, lychee, mangosteen, rambutan, lanzones, Guimaras and imported mangoes, macopa, pummelo, ponkan, ponkanitas (with very nice small leaves), longan, variegated chico, and other exotic fruit trees are now fruiting with excellent quality fruits.

Because of the project's success, DENR Secretary Victor O. Ramos granted Dizon additional 2,000 sq. meters. He also commended Dizon for his excellent work in showcasing the agro-forestry program of the government. On September 25, 2002, DENR Secretary Heherson T. Alvarez granted renewal of the MOA giving it another 20 years and additional 4,000 sq. meters, making the project a permanent government agro-forestry project showcasing high value fruit trees and a learning center for government technician and farmers.

Manila Bulletin, Sun., May 3, 1992

Community Beat

by Priscila R. Arias

Bernardo Dizon has been granted by the Parks and Wildlife Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to have a space at its nursery at North Avenue, for his experimental fruit garden for public exhibition.

Noted for his multiple rootstock techniques, Dizon has been eased out from his experimental garden at the UP Bliss. His fruit demo farm is the only way to make farmers have a first hand information on the modern technology of planting and propagating fruit trees. Such a novel undertaking should always be given a change to prosper. More power to Dizon.

PUBLISHED ARTICLES
Experimental fruit garden at Ninoy's park mulled over	Free teach-in on fruit trees Thursday at the Ninoy Aquino Parks & Wildlife
Manila Bulletin, Friday, June 26, 1992	Manila Bulletin, Agriculture, Thursday, June 14, 2001
Multi-root system is the answer	Open house today at Parks & Wildlife
The Philippine Star, Sunday, March 5, 1995	Manila Bulletin, Home & Garden, Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Dalawang paalam	Free lecture-demo on growing fruits trees set Tues. at Parks & Wildlife
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sa Kabukiran, Thursday, December 7, 1995	Manila Bulletin, Agriculture, Thursday, September. 6, 2001
Durian in Quezon City	Free lecture on growing fruits tomorrow at Parks & Wildlife
Manila Bulletin, Saturday, August 26, 2000	Manila Bulletin, Home & Garden, Tuesday, October 16, 2001
Waterlooged abode soil transformed into fruit botanic garden	One man's forest of desire gets bigger and bigger
Manila Bulletin, Agriculture, Saturday, January 20, 2001	The Philippine Star, Sunday, December 1, 2002
Right Technology can make even poor land productive	A forest of fruit trees in the heart of Q.C.
Manila Bulletin, Agriculture, Saturday, January 20, 2001	Agriculture Magazine, December 2002
Open house at Parks & Wildlife	Growing exotic fruit tree in Luzon
Manila Bulletin, Home & Garden Talk, Tuesday, January 16, 2001	The Philippine Star, Agriculture/Environment, Sunday, October 3, 2004
Open house for fruit lovers tomorrow	'Verde que te quire verde'
Manila Bulletin, Home & Garden, Tuesday, February 20, 2001	The Philippine Star, Sunday, February 6, 2005

DIZON EXOTIC FRUIT TREES

Home of Quality Imported and Exotic Fruit Trees

email: ka_bernie_dizon@yahoo.com.ph