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'''The oldest wani tree (Mangifera caesia) in the Philippines is in Tumaga, Zamboanga City.'''
==Wani - Mangga Wani (Mangifera caesia)==
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|valign=top|The wani tree stands tall as the Baluno tree. Not sure if this tree is a family of the baluno tree. 

The scientific name of the mangga wani is supposed to be "Mangifera caesia".

The fruit of the wani tree is edible, round in shape, with yellowish flesh. Very sweet pungent smell. The skin of the fruit is thick. The stem of the fruit also produces a very sticky sap and if it stays on your flesh, it can produce a "sun-burn" effect.

Some people refer to this tree as a mango tree but it is not a mango tree.

Most of the wani trees in the Philippines have been harvested for lumber or to be used for wooden boxes to ship and export products. There are still many wani trees but they are mostly less than 50 years old. As soon as the trunk of the wani tree gets to be about 30 inches in diameter (25 years old), they are chopped down for lumber.
|valign=top|[[File:Wani fruit.jpg|400px]]<br>Fruits of the wani tree.
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==Photos of the Wani Tree==
This tree located in Tumaga Por Centro, Zamboanga City could possibly be the oldest Wani Tree in the Philippines. This mangga wani tree has a circumference of 13.5 feet at 5 feet high from the ground. Based on circumference of the tree it is estimated (as of 2010) that this tree is at least 200 years old.
:::There is a quick way to estimate the age of a tree. Every tree creates a "ring" every year in its trunk. The average growth for each ring is about 3MM for a medium hardwood tree like the Wani. To compute the age of the tree is to take the Radius and divide it by the estimated number of rings which will give the estimated age of the tree. The radius of this tree as of 2011 was 2.15 feet or 655 millimeters. This semi-hardwood wani tree grows about 3mm per year. So take 655 and divide it by 3 gives us the estimated age of 218 years.
:::Radius = Circumference/2*π  or Radius = 13.5 ÷ (2*3.1416) or 2.15 feet.

My cousin [[Juana Ramillano Flores]], who is from this barangay and is 92 years old as of 2014 said that this wani tree was already as tall as it is now when she was just a little girl.

If you have a picture of your WANI tree that you wish to share, please share it via facebook message: https://www.facebook.com/maletsky or email me at: franklin_maletsky@yahoo.com 
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File:Wani tree por centro tumaga and billy.jpg|Billy H. Lumadang with Oldest Wani Tree in the Philippines
File:Wani tree tumaga por centro zamboanga city.jpg|Oldest Wani Tree in Zamboanga City.
File:Oldest wani tree in the philippines located in tumaga por centro zamboanga city.PNG|Oldest wani tree in the philippines located in tumaga por centro zamboanga city
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