The Dao tree, also known as Pacific Walnut, is a native perennial tree found in some barangays of Dao, Capiz, and can grow up to 45 meters tall with wide, strong trunks. It has small white-green flowers, edible fruits, and large green leaves, with older generations using its parts for food, medicine, furniture, and soil protection. The tree holds historical and cultural value, once used by traders as a shade, and now standing as a symbol of the town's identity, even giving the municipality its name. Today, it is considered vulnerable due to its difficulty in propagation and the decreasing number of trees in the area. The local government is working to conserve it through seedling distribution, tree planting, and community awareness campaigns.
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Ruel A. Igdanes, 2024
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Ronald A. Almanon
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Capiz environment, community awareness, Cultural Heritage, Dao Capiz, Dao tree, ecological restoration, Edible Fruits, forest preservation, furniture wood, green initiatives, historical tree, indigenous uses, local biodiversity, municipal symbol, native species protection, native tree species, Pacific Walnut, Perennial Tree, Philippine flora, seedling distribution, Shade Tree, soil protection, traditional medicine, Tree Conservation, tree planting campaign, Vulnerable Species
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