And what about teak?
Sustainable reforestation remains the core business of Forest Returns as initiator of the seven area vision for Hacienda la Esperanza new style. And teak still is Key Area Number One. Therefore the maintenance of the existing 3 reforestation areas with Tectona grandis (teak) and 1 reforestation area with pochote (botanical family name: Bombacaceae, in Costa Rica named: Cedro espino) has been intensified since 2005.
New hardwood trees will be planted since then. The foreseeing increase of landownership on Peninsula de Nicoya is focused on the increase of teak areas in particular. Using teak –partly in combination with giant bamboo to increase the growth on both sides, based on the competitive capacities of the concerning species (Tectona grandis in the first place, followed by Dendrocalamus asper, Dendrocalamus latiflorus and Dendrocalamus brandisii). We expect to plant until 2008 approximately 4,300,000 new trees, depending of the opportunity to acquire more lands.
So, teak remains our love baby…