Trees
Natural agarwood oil is used in the perfume industry and costs 20 to 40 dollars per gram, so almost as much as gold. The oil is extracted from agarwood of the Aquilaria crassna tree and we have twelve specimens of this on our land.
Cut down a tree (readers' submission)
There are several trees in our garden. Two palms grow too fast and dominate everything. So we decide to grub. How are things in Thailand. A brother of Nui knows someone without work, who gets a call and shows up the next morning. The deal is 500 thb for 2 trees. After a few hours of work, the job is done and the remains lie beside the road to be burned.
You-Me-We-Us. The short distance between how they live and the protection of the forest
From the series You-Me-We-Us; indigenous people in Thailand. Part 10 is about preserving and protecting the forest through the way of life of the Sgaw Karen. This article is set in their village, Ban Huai Hin Lad Nai, Tambon Wiang Pa Pao, Chiang Rai.
Trees and Buddhism
Chiangmai is very attractive to me and I have been there many times. Not only the place itself but also the surroundings are close to my heart.
Winter in Isan (7)
While there is still a lot of rai rice to be harvested, a number of families are already ready for other work. There is not really much work, not a single construction site in the area and hardly even day laborers when harvesting, machines are now fully introduced because the price, five hundred baht per rai, is cheaper than the roughly thousand baht that three day laborers would receive for the same chore. Modern means clearly do not provide for this anymore ...
Set up a tree
In this story we are going to set up a tree about the fastest growing and most common tree in Thailand.
Trees need care and maintenance, which is lacking in Bangkok. The municipality thinks that for the same reasons, 1.925 trees are at risk of falling. There is too little knowledge and too few specialists who can maintain the trees.
The city of Bangkok will replant trees
The municipality of Bangkok (BMA) will open its own tree nursery at the end of June to care for the thousands of trees that must make way for the construction of new Skytrain lines. The nursery will be located at 85 rai in Nong Chok, a green zone in the northeastern part of the city.
The construction frenzy in Bangkok goes far, everything has to make way for it, including trees, shrubs and plants. Fortunately, there are also residents in the capital who are concerned about the trees that are still there but may soon be cut down to build the 11 planned metro lines.
The "Nariphon" women of Thailand
One of the greatest mysteries in Thailand is the existence of Nariphon or Makkaliphon. Nariphon resembles a fruit-shaped fairy, women of perfect shape and great beauty.
Put up a tree… in Samut Songkhram
For those who want something different and at the same time want to do something useful for the environment, go to Samut Songkhram to plant a tree as part of the reforestation of the lost mangrove forest.
Dutch businessman seriously affected by flooding
In Ayutthaya and Pathon Thani, large parts are under water and, of course, trade and industry suffer greatly.
One of those companies is a tree and flower nursery, which the Dutchman Joop Oosterling started about 20 years ago and which he has now seen literally fall into the water in just a few days.