Balete Park & Millennium Tree
Posted by Admin on March 18, 2007
Largest Balete Tree in Asia
15° 46.186N 121° 28.597E
This park contains a 600-year-old balete tree that was designated the official “Millennium Tree” of The Philippines. It is the largest tree of its kind in Asia, and it would take 60 grown men, holding one another at arm’s length, to encircle its gigantic trunk.
Due to its age, the tree’s thick roots have grown above ground, such that caves have formed under various sections of the trunk. This unique tree has generated national media attention and is now the most visited tourist spot in Aurora.
This tree is located in QUIRINO, MARIA AURORA, AURORA besides ERNMHS.
