Trees provide many benefits to families and communities. They produce food, wood for fuel and construction, and fibers. Trees also provide shade, protect against soil erosion, help maintain water supply, and serve as wildlife habitats. Planting trees can help reduce pollution, provide wind protection, and improve landscapes. Developing skills in planting trees and fruit trees can motivate others, beautify communities, provide livelihoods and income, and potentially create employment. Some recommended trees to plant include narra, yakal, apitong, acacia, ipil-ipil, palm trees, rubber trees, bamboo trees, and various fruit-bearing trees like duhat, mango, santol, coconut, orange,

7. Lesson 1:
Importance of and
benefits of planting
trees and Fruit Trees
MS. MARY HESTER A. DE LEON
TLE/COMPUTER TEACHER

8. Words for study:
1. useful or profitable;
advantage
BENEFIT

9. 2. That slowly wears away
- EROSION
3. A place where a plant and an
animal naturally occurs; a home.
- HABITAT

10. 4. To contaminate the environment
with a man-made waste making it
unclean.
-POLLUTION
5. An acquired ability to ease in doing
something
-SKILL

11. 6. A substance that prevents
oxidation.
-ANTIOXIDANT
7. Means or earning a living
- LIVELIHOOD

12. 8. Maintaining a stable relation
between man and animals and
the surrounding.
- ECOLOGICAL BALANCE

13. IMPORTANCE OF PLANTING
TREES AND FRUIT TREES TO
THE FAMILY AND THE
COMMUNITY

14. Trees are valuable to the family and the community
for the products they give such as:
1. Foods like fruits, vegetables, nuts and sugar.
2. Wood used as fuel for cooking and heating.
3. Construction materials which include lumber,
plywood, and board.
4. Fiber for the production of pulp and paper.
5. chemical product such as resin, rubber and
turpentine.

15. 1.They are shade and fresh air around the house,
along the streets, and surroundings.
2.They protect from the soil erosion.
3.They help to maintain high quality water supply.
4.The root system promotes soil stability.
5.They serve as valuable wildlife habitats.
Benefits derived from trees

16. Benefits derived from trees
6. They serve as windbreakers during
typhoons and storms thus reducing the
destruction of home and agricultural crops.
7. They helps reduce pollutions in congested
urban areas.
8. They contribute to the beautiful landscapes
in the city and the country side.

17. 9. They improve the atmosphere of a place
giving a feeling of freshness and coolness
as they reduce the temperature.
10. They prevent river and lake
sedimentation
11. They prevent floods.
Benefits derived from trees

18. Importance of developing the skills in planting
trees and fruit-bearing trees
1. You can motivate others by teaching them to plant
trees.
2. Plants as many trees and fruit bearing trees in your
backyard and in vacant lots as possible to help the
community in its beautification campaigns.
3. Fruits of fruit-bearing trees are a good source of sugar,
vitamins, and minerals and other substances which
have antioxidants and anti-cancer properties.

19. Importance of developing the skills in planting
trees and fruit-bearing trees
4. It can be a source of livelihood.
5. Raising trees for sale brings
added income to the family.
6. It can give employment to
others once the business propose.

20. What are some trees and fruit bearing
trees that can you plant?
1.NARRA

21. 2. YAKAL
What are some trees and fruit bearing
trees that can you plant?

22. APITONG

23. ACACIA

24. IPIL-IPIL

25. PALM TREE

26. RUBBER TREE

27. BAMBOO TREE

28. ALIBANGBANG

29. BANABA

30. PINE TREE

31. INDIAN TREE

32. FIRE TREE

33. MOLAVE

34. MAHOGANY

35. SOME OF THE COMMON
FRUIT BEARING TREES ARE
THE FOLLOWING:

36. DUHAT

37. MANGO

38. SANTOL

39. COCONUT

40. ORANGE/DALANDAN

41. POMELO

42. ATIS

43. JACKFRUIT/LANGKA

44. CHICO

45. BANANA TREE

46. AVOCADO TREE

47. LONGAN TREE

48. CACAO

49. RAMBUTAN

50. LYCHEE

51. MANGOSTEEN

53. DURIAN