Prospect Cultivation Gaharu In Brief

In accordance with the conditions of natural habitats, aloes grow well in lowland to hilly (<750 metres above sea level). Type of Aquilaria spp. grow optimally in soils Podsolik yellow red, sandy clay with moderate to good drainage, climate AB, humidity 80%, temperature 22-28 degrees Celsius, rainfall 2000-4000 mm/yr. Gaharu trees do not grow well in the land was inundated, swamp, solum thickness of less than 50 cm soil, quartz sand, soil with a pH <4.

Pig and aloes which was just obtained from the direct nature can be cultivated now as plantation crops/other plantations. Mastery of engineering/stimulate the appearance of pig aloe provides the opportunity for enterprise and gaharu tree cultivation is more promising, from seeding, nursery, land preparation, planting, maintenance, engineering inoculation (income-forming fungi Fusarium) and harvesting. Inoculation after gaharu trees 4-5 years old. And after 1-2 years and then be harvested.

Gaharu tree planting should be undertaken through the plant and is under the auspices of another stand-eg rubber, oil palm, durians etc. regeneration because of the nature of aloes that are tolerant of light (needs shade). If planted in monoculture and without risk of failure planting shade higher.

The world needs a very large aloe Indonesia quota 300 tons/year can be fulfilled only 10% more of the program is obtained by (illegal) and is derived from the natural aloe. Because chances are a prospective cultivation of aloes.