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Tuguegarao Is On Fire!

Tuguegarao City proposes planting fire trees along city roads to boost tourism. Fire trees, also known as flame trees, have vibrant red/orange flowers that make the trees appear to be on fire when in bloom. Planting fire trees would capitalize on Tuguegarao's name meaning "cleared by fire" and reputation as one of the hottest cities. The flowering trees would provide beautiful photos on social media attracting tourists to see Tuguegarao City "on fire" through the fire trees during bloom season.

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Tuguegarao Is On Fire!

Tuguegarao City proposes planting fire trees along city roads to boost tourism. Fire trees, also known as flame trees, have vibrant red/orange flowers that make the trees appear to be on fire when in bloom. Planting fire trees would capitalize on Tuguegarao's name meaning "cleared by fire" and reputation as one of the hottest cities. The flowering trees would provide beautiful photos on social media attracting tourists to see Tuguegarao City "on fire" through the fire trees during bloom season.

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TUGUEGARAO IS ON FIRE!

Introduction

A beautiful image of a city is also one of the most important requirements for
tourism. Because of social media, tourists tend to visit places with “picture-worthy”
attractions for them to share on their social media accounts. Aside from these, people
nowadays have become more fascinated and interested with attractions that are associated
with nature, such as mountains, eco-parks, green spaces, etc. Trees and green spaces in
urban and community areas can create a positive image and provide an aesthetically
pleasing experience for both residents and tourists. 

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Trees provide

a multitude of benefits, both long and short term. As well as being attractive aesthetically,
they reduce the risk of flooding, enhance air quality by filtering harmful dust and pollutants
such as ozone, carbon monoxide, and sulfur dioxide from the air we breathe. Trees also
improve the urban heat effect by reflecting sunlight and providing shade.

Many studies have shown that spending time with trees and green spaces also
reduces the amount of stress that we carry around with us in our daily lives. This is why
having trees planted along the streets have a special calming effect, which makes traffic
more bearable and manageable.

In this connection, the Tuguegarao City Environment and Natural Resources Office
proposes a project which aims to plant fire trees along the city roads in the city.

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Why Fire Trees?


Tuguegarao City is widely known to be one of the hottest cities in the Philippines.
Living up to its name that was said to be derived from the phrase “Tuggui gari yaw”, which
means “This was cleared by fire”, Tuguegarao City celebrates the annual Afi (Fire) Festival
every August. As the City continues to progress as the Premier Ybanag City, one of the
areas that the city aims to develop is its Agro Ecotourism sector.

Fire trees (or flame trees, Delonix regia) are


flowering trees that grow in many tropical parts of the
world, like the Philippines. It belongs to a species of
flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, subfamily
Caesalpinioideae. In many tropical parts of the world it
is grown as an ornamental tree. Aside from the many
benefits of planting trees along the roads, fire trees are
also known for its beautiful red / orange flowers that
usually bloom during the summer season. Because of
the vibrant colors of its flowers, fire trees appear to be
on fire when they are in full bloom. It will surely be a
sight to behold when these trees are lined up along the
city roads.

In the Philippines, the fire trees of Maribojoc, Bohol have started to catch the
attention of people because of its vibrant colors. These trees would be definitely be a
perfect representation for Tuguegarao City’s etymology and the fact that it is known to be
one of the hottest cities in the Philippines.

Having these fire trees stand along the city roads of Tuguegarao would help boost
the tourism of the city. With the many social media platforms nowadays, it will not be very
difficult to promote. The beauty of the fire trees lined up along the roads with its vibrant
flowers in full bloom will be perfect in photos even when the flowers start to fall.

Tourists will be looking forward to visit the city during the fire tree season not only to
experience the infamous Tuguegarao heat and eat our delicious delicacies, they will also be
looking forward to see Tuguegarao City on fire through the beauty of the fire trees.

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