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Liquid Gold Rush Endangers Agarwood Trees

Plantations — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 02:13:13 +0000

Sorja Tan remembers a time when it was easy to find agarwood trees – tall, straight jungle giants – that grew in the forest reserves here. Now, there are days when he leaves the forest after a long day of gaharu collecting empty-handed. “In the past, if you go to the forest, agarwood trees were [...]

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19 Benefits and Uses for Agarwood Oud Oil

Plantations — Sun, 11 Jun 2017 02:36:29 +0000

Would you believe that an essential oud oil obtained from infected wood commands a higher price than gold? It sounds ridiculous doesn’t it? But that’s the story with Agarwood oud oil, or Oud as it is known in the Middle East. Agarwood is the resinous heartwood formed in infected trees of the evergreen Aquilaria and [...]

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What is Agarwood

Plantations — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 12:02:20 +0000

Agarwood or Gaharu as it is known in many Asian countries is a resinous heartwood that occurs in trees belonging to the genus Aquilaria. The Aquilaria tree is a fast-growing, subtropical forest tree, with a population range stretching from South Asia’s Himalayan foothills, throughout Southeast Asia, and into the rainforests of Papua New Guinea. It [...]

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The Medicinal Powers of Agarwood Oud Oil

Plantations — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 04:35:04 +0000

Agarwood Oud Oil Legend has it that Agarwood, also known as the ‘Wood of God’ was the only thing Adam & Eve where permitted tree to take from the Garden of Eden when they where kicked out, Agarwood is the resinous heartwood of the Aquilaria tree and has been used across the globe for extracting [...]

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Higher Price as Men Crave Rare Oud Oil from Agarwood

Plantations — Sat, 31 Dec 2016 08:24:10 +0000

Oud oil distilled from Agarwood comes from from the Aquilaria tree that is native to south east asia. Agarwood is by far the worlds most expensive wood. The first time Mike Perez wore dehn al-oud -- an essential oil distilled from the agarwood resin of Asian Aquilaria trees -- he was so appalled by the smell [...]

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Agarwood Plantation Ownership Program

Plantations — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 03:29:02 +0000

Agarwood Investment Agarwood is reputed to be the most expensive wood in the world. There are many names for the resinous, fragrant heartwood produced primarily by trees in the genus Aquilaria. Most commonly, the resin is known as agarwood, aloeswood, eaglewood, gaharu, agalocha or oudh (In Arabic). Agarwood has been used to make high quality [...]

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Why is Plantations International Agarwood Oud Oil so popular?

Plantations — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 03:04:38 +0000

Agarwood Oud Oil Oud oil from Plantations International agarwood or gaharu has become an extremely fashionable ingredient during the last years. The East and the South have always been sources for exotic and often absolutely necessary ingredients for perfumes that are typically made in the West. However, agarwood has never received such popularity among western audiences [...]

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The Truth About Agarwood and Oud Oil

Plantations — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 18:47:25 +0000

If you want to grow agarwood trees, make sure to feed them plenty of carrot shavings. They prefer to drink rainwater, and will not tolerate the calcium found in pipes. Agarwood trees like it reasonably hot, up to human body temperature, but need the relief of natural shade, like palm trees. The ridiculous trunk tapers [...]

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Agarwood Gaharu Plantation Investment

Plantations — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 01:47:26 +0000

Agarwood Gaharu Plantation Investment Agarwood is the infected wood of the Aquilaria tree. Called ‘the wood of the Gods’, its uses range from incense for religious ceremonies, perfume for the Arabic world, medicinal wine in Korea and ornamental functions in China. As a healthy tree the Aquilaria is worth next to nothing, but wounded its [...]

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