Hello fellow steemers, here is a tree full of mystery. The Balete tree also known as Lunok are several species of the trees in the Philippines from the genus Ficus that are broadly referred to as balete in the local language. A number of these are known as strangler figs wherein they start upon other trees, later entrapping them entirely and finally killing the host tree. Also called hemiepiphytes, initially, they start as epiphytes or air plants and grow several hanging roots that eventually touch the ground and from then on, encircling and suffocating the host tree. Some of the baletes produce an inferior quality of rubber. The India rubber plant, F. elastica were earlier cultivated to some extent for rubber. Some of the species like tangisang-bayawak or Ficus variegata are large and could probably be utilized for match woods. The woods of species of Ficus are soft, light, and of inferior quality, and the trees usually have ill-formed, short boles.
But there is more to that. According legends and folklore, Inkantos and other form from the other side lives on this trees. some even say that spirits also dwells on this tree. In some places, sorcery rituals are known performed inside the chambers formed by the tree. Also among others, some superstitious folks suggest not bringing in balete as decorative plants inside a house as they allegedly invite ghosts
This was taken at my friends farm in Hinigaran, Negros Occidental
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Dako2 ba!
Sa uma na sang migo ko sa hinigaran
Nice na dad! Daghan na sad creepy stories ana?
Stories? So far wasted stories. Mostly frnds sleeping on the hammock beside the tree...due to overdose of alcohol... naa mana sa luyo sa property sa frnd ko and iya g butangan murag gazeebo para tambayan and tagayan. Creepy, wala pa hehehe
Nahadlok siguro dad sa mga hubog ang di ingon nato! hahaha