As the strongest typhoon that has hit the Philippines after the Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, it brought havoc everywhere, affecting all households in Northen Philippines. If not destroying a lot of infrastructures and houses, it uprooted a lot of old and matured trees. It arrived for almost a month now, in September 14th.
Uprooting our fruit-bearing mango tree, which is already the 2nd time for her, a few in our household have given-up that it will make it. Their reason, the old trunk is still full of stored water, making its' un-cut branches still well and its' leaves unwilted. Never have we scrutinised an old tree roots than this one.
Today is day 29th after the typhoon.
Against all odds.
My mom planted this tree and unknown to all of us on when. When she will be able to speak, definitely she can enlighten us. But do we have the heart to show her on what happened to it?
My hope rests on these roots.
If it will survive, the fruits will be touching the ground. Not a good thing as they will be ruined, unless they get elevated till maturity or if they will be slightly resting on the ground will be much better.
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The fruits of this one are tiny in comparison to the other ones in the market. But quoting a friend of mine who have their own plantation in Cebu, never understimate the size as all sweetness are packed in every inch of the small mangoes. Although the Philippines hold the record of having the biggest and sweetest mangoes in the Guiness Book Of Records.
From those guys who were yearly buying our mangoes, they were exported to Canada and the US. It's just one tree but it was producing many baskets of them.
Alive or not, its' trunk have recently been used as our bench to watch the sunrise. With a cup of coffee, it's already perfect the way it is.
All images are mine, taken with my Samsung Galaxy S7.
