Teak has a centuries-old reputation as the king of timbers. It is highly durable, easily worked, attractive, strong and relatively light. It has been used as both a structural and decorative timber in the temples, palaces and houses of the Indian sub-continent for perhaps 2000 years, where its durability has been proved: though popular with priests, princes, carpenters and the common man, termites and fungi tend to shun it.
As short-rotation teak plantations spring up around the tropics, how will this new kind of teak fare in the timber markets of the future?
TFU：熱帯林ニュースレター
14 No 1
The prospects for plantation teak
Photo: A. Compost
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