Introduction

  • Well known as Agarwood, Woods of the God,植物中的 鑽石.
  • Scientific name as Aquilaria is resinous heartwood native to South East Asia
  • Aquilaria and other agarwood producing species are now listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendix II. 国际贸易公约濒危野生动植物物种
  • Forest tree, grows up to 40 meters high and 80 centimeters in diameter
  • Wild trees become randomly infected with some parasite fungi or molds and begin to produce Agarwood in heartwood due to immune response to this attack, <10% of wild mature Aquilaria tree can naturally produce resin.
  • Cultivated trees as young as four years of age by using inducement technique. In old days, accurate estimation of the quality and yield of such “Agarwood” is still a pending question, however site Research and Development, unique discovery has overwritten the statement by some agarwood growers.

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2 Responses to Introduction

  1. Dinesh Kathriarachchi says:

    Your site is very informative for the people like me who are interested in growing Agarwood. It’s very noble of you to share your knowledge and experience like this. Thank you.

  2. Rupam Bora says:

    I am an agarwood tree cultivator. I want to inoculate approx. 4000 nos of trees. Pls provide the information on how to start inoculation process and tentative cost of inoculation.

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