Tree Farms Are Becoming a Popular Investment.

Tree Farms Are Becoming a Popular Investment.

An area that is planted with trees for the purpose of producing timber is known as a tree farm. Tree farms are usually owned on a private basis and can refer not only to forests but to plantations and tree nurseries too. Both plantations and tree nurseries refer to places where trees are grown, for sale to commercial endeavours or retail markets.

Tree farms start with the planting of saplings, which are leaves that are either harvested or have been naturally dropped from trees. The investors then wait for these saplings to grow into trees. 

When the trees mature, they are harvested for wood and also for more saplings, which are then used to replace the trees that have been cut down, to grow a new generation of trees. This

process of regeneration can be repeated indefinitely so that a constant supply of trees is produced without the need for adding more land to the tree farm. This, in turn, serves to protect the environment as the area surrounding a tree farm can be conserved and maintained for its original purposes.

Those who invest in tree farms have the choice of the size and type of trees they plant. Some investors prefer to plant larger trees as these trees yield more timber per sapling while most investors in tree farms prefer planting smaller trees as the amount of wood or trunk as compared to the amount of leaves is less, and all the wood can more easily be harvested from the ground.

There are many different types of trees that can be planted in tree farms and the type of tree that an investor plants depends on the needs of the investor and the type of return that is desired.

One of the more popular trees used in tree farms is the Eucalyptus tree . Eucalyptus has a high density and is used extensively for paper pulp and increasingly Biomass. The wood has a quick growth cycle and is perfectly suited to most tropical environments.

Bamboo is the wood of choice for many forestry related investors. One of the main advantages of using Bamboo for a sustainable source of energy is the rate at which it can grow. As the fastest developing land plant in the world, a bamboo stump can renew itself in just 50 days after harvest making it a far quicker source of material than alternatives such as tree stumps and branches.

Furthermore, the water efficient method that Bamboo uses to grow and its ability to regenerate for an average of 25 years ensures that management costs are significantly lower creating a greater opportunity for return.

In addition, Bamboo Biomass requires a relatively lower temperature to process therefore further improving cost efficiency of producing new forms of energy. With consistent and rising demand, and with a ready-made market for this wood, it is easy to see why the Bamboo tree is a popular investment.

One of the more popular trees used in tree farms is the Teak tree Tectona Grandis. Teak is a tropical tree renowned for its grain quality that produces durable hardwood used extensively in furniture; house building, and yachts. Growing demand for teak wood, coupled with limited international supply, suggests that increases in teak prices should continue steadily. 

New Teak Forestry Plantations generally have a growing cycle between 20-25 years as the plantation is fully managed and use new practices to help with biological growth. However, many Teak investors buy in to a standing teak plantation where the trees are already established and the cycle from purchase to harvest is 10 years.

When investing in tree farms, an investor needs to carefully investigate and research the situation in order to determine which size and type of tree best suits their investing requirements. Here at Silvinvest, we have numerous options to prosper from tree production. Request a brochure: Teak, Agarwood, Eucalyptus, Bamboo and Paulownia products available.