Comments on: Mabolo / Kamagong

By: sansindio

sansindio — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:36:25 +0000

I have seedlings and seeds of kamagong (Diospyros blancoi)
I will sell it to those who are interested.

By: Robin Upton

Robin Upton — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:31:25 +0000

Here in Dhaka, Bangladesh, they are an unusual but welcome find in the market; I’ve found them 3 times this year. The first time they were a beautiful royal purple spheres, with a very enigmatic taste. The second batch were paler, not as strong tasting or smelly, but included one that was yellow, though otherwise similar. This last time they still have the characteristic hairiness, but less taste, no odour, were rusty brown in colour and not spherical but shaped like rugby balls. The tastiest so far were the purple ones, and I have a theory that strength of smell is an indicator of taste, but more research is needed!

By: Marketman

Marketman — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:00:23 +0000

edwin, visit the manila seedling bank in quezon city… they stock seedlings or saplings of many fruit trees.

By: edwin

edwin — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:42:14 +0000

I’m also looking for seedlings for;

duhat
balimbing
and other childhood trees we use to eat.

@victor I like the idea to study mabolo for medicinal use.

regards to all,

By: edwin

edwin — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:40:11 +0000

Where can I get or buy MABOLO trees.

Need tehm for our farm lot in Nueva Ecija.

thank you

By: victor t. pabelico

victor t. pabelico — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:58:23 +0000

I’m Victor & I’m already 59 years old & I’m really familiar with mabolo fruit…its just so happened yesterday, it was a market day for the family & I usually accompany my wife every tuesday at Farmers Market-Cubao, QC. I came upon along the fruit section this few mabolo fruits only available in one stall. Thinking again of re-introducing the fruit to my grown-up 3boys-a girl of 36 yrs.old already & to try eating it again as they look good with shinning red-velvet color, I bought a kilo at P90. of about 3 big sized. It was so ‘smelly’ of its distinct smell that I knew it’s already ripe & ready to eat.As soon as I got home I had our help to prepare it & have it refrigerated for my dessert come lunch which I did. With some curious facts about the fruit, I decided to ‘google’ it to know how really nutrituos is the fruit & what really vitamins can we get from eating it if there’s any. Unfortunately, I didn’t find any answer to my question but instead just read all your very interesting experience & comments on looks & taste of the fruit. By the way, the first time I got introduce mabolo to my kids is when ‘they were still young & the general reactions were…’ngeek’, ‘yakkee’ etc.(similar reactions too for the ‘chesa’& ‘balimbing’ fruits.)Actually, I was then 12 years old when I first saw a tree of mabolo…with Mr. Mike Enriquez(DZBB/GMA-Channel 2 Mr.’IMBESTIGADOR’Himself) we grew together in Sta. Manila as altar boys or ‘sacristan’At Sta. Ana Parish Church (Our Lady of the Abandoned). It is here at the left side of the church where you could find these 2 huge,old mabolo trees with a lots of fruits in red velvet color. Yes! so huge that it almost at the same height of the 2nd floor of the Fransican Priest Convent. We were even told that ‘kapre’ & ‘tikbalang’ were living atop of the trees.That’s how we got used to mabolot fruits & trees. It’s unfortunate that the said trees are no longer there to give way to the construction thenm of St. Francis School for boys. So, I still hope someone couk help us research more about the mabolo fruits specially its nutritive, herbal or any medicinal value. I just have that inkling or feeling the this mabolo fruit is a ‘womder’ fruit for the sick…all we just need is evaluation & study….but believe it or not I’m already trying it with my sugar,hypertension & gall stones & a big dosage pf “faith’.

By: Janete

Janete — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:17:59 +0000

We call it kamagong (in Bicol – Cam. Sur)and this is another childhood fruit. Smells and taste really good for me. I guess you have to get used to it.

By: cez

cez — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 10:33:29 +0000

i wonder if i can make a candy out of mabolo? for my investigatory project…..

By: Julie A. de Guzman

Julie A. de Guzman — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:47:10 +0000

just got interested with kamagong furniture lately and had been asking around for provincial makers as prices in Metro Manila stores are just beyond my budget. i needed to check the internet to see where this lovely wood are coming from until i got to your site. Wow, i must admit i also didnt know until now that the kamagong wood comes from mabolo trees. I grew up in the province and I enjoyed mabolo fruits. i guess will just have to plant kamagong trees in our place for my kids to enjoy in the years to come.

thanks to you and more power.

By: udo

udo — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:46:10 +0000

I love Kamagong (wood) and never knew that its a fruit tree…

https://www.fruitipedia.com/mabolo.htm