"This avocado tree (Persea americana) was introduced in this forest by one of the early settlers some 70 years ago. It is as old as the First World War. Like scampering squirrels, the settlers would disperse the seeds of fruits and vegetables in the forest, after consuming them. As time passed the seeds would germinate and become another 'citizen' of the land. Today, this tree may well represent the largest and tallest avocado tree in the country.

By 1940, Don Enes Chan already enjoyed the fruits from this avocado tree. He would tend to his farm throughout the week and would return to the village on weekends. With him he would bring the crops he had produced as well as avocados and other fruits to sell in the village. On each trip he would bring back as much as 80 pounds of goods. Put another way, Don Enes would carry the full equipment of a Marine soldier for 8 miles.

Fruit trees, like the avocado, were not only a source of food for settlers, but also provided rich nutrients for the agouti (bush rabbit), peccary and gibnut who frequented these trees. And today more than ever this is vivid, since the jungle is back from retreat." -- EP Community Creek Trail Guide