I had occasion to visit with CureZone's
Home Health Environmental Advocate
Liora Leah at her home, and saw some
of the lovely trees that her father Henry
planted.
Liora Leah is growing a rainforest
of enormous Ficus Trees in her backyard.
She is an advocate of saving the rainforests.
I ran across this wonderful link on the Jewish
Environmental Site :
http://www.jewishexponent.com/ViewArticle.asp?ArtID=184
EXOTICA RARE FRUIT NURSERY
If you live in the So CAL area, anywhere between LA
and San Diego, Please go buy some
Exotic Trees from Enchanted Garden Sponsor
Steven Spangler:
(760) 724-9093
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HERE is the STORY ABOUT TREE GROWING
that is SAVING RAIN FOREST LAND:
Overview
Since 1991, we have planted more than 1.8 million tropical hardwood trees of more than fifty different beautiful species, highly prized for their beauty and sought after for the very finest furniture, cabinetry, exquisite inlay work, beautiful marquetry, musical instruments, and other uniquely beautiful furnishings.
We will plant and grow for you, your IRA, your children or grandchildren, your church or school, or anyone you wish, the same precious species of tropical hardwoods that we are growing for our own account.
An exquisite Raleo™ writing desk crafted from
cultured hardwoods grown on our tree farms
You can choose which of our species of precious tropical hardwoods you would like to own, and we do all the rest. We will select, plant, care for and harvest your trees on our tropical hardwood tree farms in Costa Rica for up to 25 years, exactly as we do our own trees, in the same professional manner and with the same experienced personnel.
Our tropical hardwoods are truly beautiful
At each thinning and harvest, you may choose to keep the beautiful hardwood lumber from your trees for your own use, or sell it yourself. Or if you prefer, we will sell your hardwoods for you and send you the proceeds.
Your trees, and the tropical hardwoods they produce are yours to enjoy!
1992 - before we began planting
and protecting
2002 - the same area after
planting and regeneration
As you explore and read, perhaps you too will discover the wisdom of growing tropical hardwood trees for later harvest, for profit, and may too wish to have us grow precious tropical hardwood trees for you.
To see more of the process of harvesting tropical hardwoods from our young trees and beautiful furniture and cabinetry crafted from them, go to From Trees to Beautiful Furniture.
Mother three-toed sloth with her baby asleep on her tummy.
It is wonderful to see animals now thriving in the protection
of our farms. Read more about how our farms are changing.
You may want to review Why Plant Tropical Hardwood Trees or The Opportunity, or We Will Grow Tropical Hardwoods for You.
Or if you want to know more about our philosophy, you may want to begin with Our Commitment.
In our Tropical Hardwoods section you can learn about the species of tropical hardwoods we are planting and growing for our tree owners, and the beautiful tropical hardwoods they produce. There you will find a detailed color image of each of the species.
You may want to review the Projections for growing and harvesting teak trees.
Butterflies are an excellent indicator of the
health of the environment on our farms.
We are motivated by much more than just profit and we encourage you to go to our Conservation page for more images and information about protecting tropical habitat. We strongly believe that with good values, care for the environment and desire for profit can go hand-in-hand.
Be sure to visit our Photo Gallery, with photos of the beautiful lumber from our early thinning harvest of 7-1/2 year old teak, tree owners enjoying their trees, and the wonderful beauty of the areas we are protecting.
You may also enjoy the Notes and Letters from many of our tree owners and what they have to say about owning trees and their visits to the farms.
To learn the latest here on the farms, you may also want to go to both What's New and perhaps review back issues of Tree Owners News, our newsletter to our tree owners and others interested in tropical hardwoods and tropical rainforests, to get more of an overview of our growth and progress.
We have designated all 12,000 acres of our farms as private wildlife
sanctuary and abundant life is returning throughout the farms.
If you would like to know when we post a new issue of our Tree Owners News or have any other news, please send us a brief e-mail and we will be happy to include you. If you wish, you may also mention your area of interest, such as woodworking, research, education, conservation, etc.
We maintain strict confidentiality and do not disclose e-mail addresses or any other information about our tree owners or Tree Owners News subscribers to anyone.
You may also enjoy reading some of the many Articles that have been written about Tropical American Tree Farms.
If you want to know more about visiting your trees and enjoying the farms, you may want to read Visit the Farms for tips on travel to Costa Rica and driving directions to the farms.
We are protecting more than 6,000 acres of vital tropical
habitat. Together we can protect even more!
If you are interested in knowing the prices for growing tropical hardwood trees and learning how to join us as a tree owner, you may want to go to How to Order Trees. You are also welcome to send a quick e-mail to learn the availability of the species you are considering having us grow for you.
If you have questions about having us grow tropical hardwood trees that aren't answered in Questions & Answers, please feel free to call us or send an e-mail. We'd be happy to answer any question you may have about owning tropical hardwood trees.
Mother and baby three-toed sloth. (Mom's head
is behind her front legs, stretching up, reaching for a leaf.)
Animals now thrive in the peace and protection of our farms.
From North America, you are welcome to dial toll free at 800-788-4918. From anywhere in the world, you can call us at country code 506, phone 257-5379. Either number rings in right here in our offices in San Jose, Costa Rica.
So whether your interest is in socially responsible investing, building reserves for retirement or for future college costs, transferring wealth to your children or grandchildren, or simply producing your own tropical hardwoods for your woodworking or business, and at the same time helping to reduce the pressure on the world's dwindling tropical rainforests, we would love to grow precious tropical hardwood trees for you!
We invite you to join us in this unique opportunity!
Steve and Sherry Brunner