Thinking of planting trees but you have no idea how to go about it? If you are living in America, you are in luck because all you have to do is be a member of The Arbor Day Foundation and they will send you 10 free trees, guaranteed to grow in your area or they will replaced them free.
On top of that, you will also receive:
1) A Free Copy of The Tree Book, your expert guide to tree care and conservation.
2) Arbor Day Foundation's bimonthly publication.
3) Member Savings of 33% - 56% on the purchase of trees, plants and bulbs.
The annual subscription fee is USD10 but if you are a member of Woodmen of the World, you need only pay USD7.50.
If you are living in Malaysia and thinking of planting timber trees commercially, you can look into getting an 80% or 90% loan for your venture from "The Forest Plantation Loan", offered by the federal government. This is a 15-year programme to ensure that there will be enough raw material supply for the plywood, veneer and furniture making factories in the years ahead.
The loan is not open to applicants who intend to grow oil palm trees and species of high commercial value you can consider planting are:
Kelempayan
Bantai Binuang
Rubberwood
Khaya
Acacia mangium
If you opt to plant rubber trees, you will have to be able to fund 10% of the investment in your plantation. Eligible participants will receive RM5,400 per hectare. Applicants for other kind of timber trees must be able to fund 20% of the investment and if eligible, will receive RM3,200 per hectare. You will start repaying the loan once your trees are mature enough to be harvested. The payback rate of 3.5% is not compounded.
Need more information about trees before you take the plunge commercially or for a greener environment?
Maybe The Tree Guide posted by Arbor Day and the tree database from World Agro Forestry Centre will help you some.
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