Just an interesting tidbit I thought I'd share.
Here is a picture of my 1 year old Teak trees that Fred (crtreedude) is growing for me. I was joking when I asked him how my toothpicks were doing. He sent it as proof that they only stay toothpick size for about a week. It's the only thing I've ever come across that grows faster than my kids.
The posts in the foreground are about 6 feet tall and my yearlings are already over the top of them.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11171/yearteak.jpg)
I just hope that Fla_D has about 20 years of patience left in him. They need to grow a little more before he starts sawing them up for me.
Thanks for the update Fred, and keep sending me photos so I can watch them grow.
You just think so. He will actually have to start cutting in about 3 to 4 years the ones that were planted about 2 years ago. They will be about 9 inches in diameter at that time. Between 30 to 40 % are removed at that time to let the rest get bigger.
This picture was taken of trees at 20 months.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10952/Teak20Months.jpg)
They are a lot bigger now, after they reach 30 feet, they start to fatten up. I think some of us resemble that... ;)
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10952/TwoYearOldTeak.jpg)
By the way, I have a full-time guard to keep Harold out of the trees until they are big enough. :D
One quick comment, the scary thing (and good too for you) is that we think the ones in your field might actually catch up with these. It is really hard to believe the growth rate of teak on good soil. I estimated once that for the first 18 months, they add a 1/2" a day of growth.
This years planting is 14,000 and then we estimate we will only have room for another 3,000 trees on this plantation. We have another property to plant on, but it is time to buy more land soon.
logrite looking good there they'll be ready for retirement.
Fred the only one i know that could keep harold a bay would be Roxie . she dont have to be there just tell him you'll put her on a plane. :D :D :D :D :D
::) ::) :( :( :'( :'( :( :( :'( :'(
Rodney
The guards are standing by....
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You know we are just teasing you big guy. Hector is looking forward to you being here and so are the others. The first thing you are going to do is take a break and have a little siesta. We will buy you a good hammock to encourage it.
The next thing is to learn to ride Toro.... :D I know you are going to be happy to hear this, we now have an ATV. You don't have to ride a horse.
I DID the rodeo thing when I owned "Marijuana", the ½ Quarter horse-½ Morgan. As soon as you DO the Rodeo thing, on Toro, I will ride him.
DEAL ??????
Hey, I can open and close gates (barbed wire ones) from the back of Toro - can you do that ???
Hector is my partner, he has been in rodeos - it qualifies. ;D
NO, NOOOOOOOOO.. This is me and you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hector gets to laugh ;) :D :D :D
Hector must take pics! We all love pics! :D
Geez Harold, do I hafta come down there and show ya how to ride? Stop yer whinin about a little horsey! smiley_horserider
Harold
sounds like you'd better sneak an atv in that shipping container ;D ;D
Hector won't be able to take pictures - he will be laughing too hard.
Don't forget, I have nearly 20 years on you. ::) I just need to be sure that your insurance is good for my injuries. Old guys don't heal too quickly. ::) ::) ;)
Roxie, best mount I ever rode was named "Long". Had 45 horses and a front end loader. That thing would round up cattle as easily as a horse, and IT never got tired. ;D ;D ;D ;D
Do I get to tighten the Bucking line ???
Well, if you got twenty years on me, that means you should be a lot better than me, right?! ;D
You got it 8) 8) :D :D :D
Bucking line? Someone is feeling his oats today!! :D :D :D :D :D
That's for Fred, Roxie. He goes first. ::) ::) :) :) ;)
QuoteStop yer whinin about a little horsey!
Errr, ummmm, Roxie, isn't a 'little horsey' called a donkey ? :D
Now I'd be willing to
pay to see a picture of FDH ridin' around CR on a donkey. :D
Specially' with that famous camo hat of his on, ya'll remember the ForesrtyForum Safari hat ? :)
All right! They are falling for you business plan Harold.... ;)
Let's get it started on EBay - you are going to make a fortune! 8)
Fred, Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ::) ;)
I was just noticing the size of the trees is put in more perspective when you have people on horseback standing next to them. Here in Connecticut we call stuff that grows that fast CRABGRASS. Too bad there isn't a market for it. I'd make millions. I just calculated that in the time it took me to type this post, my trees just grew another 1/2". Cool!
There is a book here about 55 native trees suitable for lumber in Costa Rica. Harold knows of it. We had one of the authors in our home today. I am trying to convince her to work for us. Her knowledge is great.
What was really nice is we were discussing what we are doing, and she said we were doing everything right. This is very cool. I mean, she "wrote" the book on the subject! Literally. ;D
I think there is a very strong possiblity that she will join the team. 8)
She would be a most welcomed member of this forum.
Hint, hint ;)
OWW,
Boy I can be dumb sometimes! She speaks English pretty well too. I will encourage her and see if she can stand us. :D
Fred
By the way, the person who would be very interesting here (and she doesn't have time unfortunately) is someone I met yesterday. She designed the Carbon Credits program for Costa Rica. We had a very interesting converstation yesterday about Teak, Costa Rica, reforestation, Carbon Credits, etc. etc.
Our little idea is getting a lot of attention.
Would Lyptus make a good plantation tree in CR? Very fast growing and the demand for it is a lot greater than teak....at least in my part of the country.
Hey Larry, You talking Eucalyptus ??? I think that grows like weeds down there ::) ::)
It's a Weyerhaeuser hybrid...one parent is Eucalyptus. Weyerhaeuser really pushes it to the greens from the substantial forestry angle. Sold for flooring, woodworking, and high-end millwork. It can be finished to resemble Mahogany or Black Cherry. Very heavy and hard. Makes a sawlog in about 15 years. Most of the hardwood lumber stores carry it round here. If you have a Woodcraft store in your area they will have it in stock.
I traded a guy walnut for some bout a year ago...IMHO it sucks...no figure because it grows way to fast. My opinion is the minority...they sell a lot of the stuff.
Look anything like this ???
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Never have seen it in log form...the lumber I got was the same color as the
two logs front right.
Is that the same stuff Weyerhaeuser is calling Lyptus?
THis is fresh cut logs in Costa Rica. 8) :D :D
Eucalyptus is grown here. Usually in the highlands. It is used a lot for telephone poles.