It is a versatile investment, because the wood can be used to produce paper fiber and some genera produce a resin that, after being distilled, will provide pitch (solid phase), used to produce glues, varnishes, paints, and adhesives.
Eucalyptus benthamii
In cold regions in Brazil, such as the south-central part of the state of Paraná, the cultivation of the Eucalyptus genus is restricted to tolerant species such as E. benthamii. This species is originated from the Nepean River course located west of Sydney, Australia, a region in which it is endangered.
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In-house production of Eucalyptus benthamii seed
Golden Tree produces its own E. benthamii in the city of Candói, state of Paraná, in an area of 7.6 hectares, containing about 1,360 rigorously selected trees. In Brazil, this is the first seed area of this species owned by a private company registered with the Ministry of Agriculture. It is identified in the Brazilian Cultivar Registry as EBC 06 Candói #20959, Renasem PR-02151/2007.
Golden Tree’s E. benthamii seedlings come all from our own Seed Production Area (SPA) with guaranteed quality in seedling and productivity standards!
Seedling seed orchard – SSO
With a view to obtaining improved, engineered generations, a seedling seed orchard was established by using seedlings of Eucalyptus benthamii from selected matrices. The selection of the best families and superior specimens within these families will enable gains in productivity and wood quality in future plantations. The flowering of these trees is being monitored in partnership with EMBRAPA.
This is the most important of the pinus species to be commercially planted in the southern and southeastern United States. It takes place from Northeast Delaware to West Texas and as far as the South region, in central Florida.
Pinus taeda is one of the most planted trees for reforestation in the southern region of Brazil and it is the most planted species among the pinus in the country, covering about one million hectares. It was introduced in Brazil after the tax incentives law was enacted by the Federal government in 1966, especially in the Southern Region.
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Pinus elliottii occurs naturally in southern and southeastern United States, from the coastal plain of southern South Carolina to central Florida and westward to Louisiana.
In Brazil, former São Paulo State Forest Service, currently the Forest Institute, carried out the first studies concerning the species of the so-called subtropical Pinus as of 1936, and it was on this occasion that the first seeds of Pinus elliottii and Pinus taeda were introduced. From 1955 on, extensive areas were implanted inside the Forest Institute’s Experimental Station Network.
It is planted on a smaller scale than P. taeda, as its wood is not used by the cellulose and paper industries, but rather in the production of wood for mechanical processing and in resin extraction.
The production of P. elliottii resin in Brazil largely began in the late 1970s, thus becoming the largest producer in South America. With an annual production of about 106,366 tons, Brazil is the second largest exporter of gum-resin in the world. Genetically-engineered genotypes
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Yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis A. St. Hill.) is regarded as the main non-timber product of the economy in southern Brazil; it is a species that occurs naturally in the states of Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul, and southern Mato Grosso do Sul, as well as in the far south of São Paulo.
Yerba mate seedlings can be obtained from seeds or seedlings through vegetative propagation, by cloning.
We produce yerba mate seedlings through vegetative propagation, which allows the formation of clonal plantations of high productivity and uniformity.
We work with 4 cultivars, as follows: BRS 408, BRS 409, BRS BLD Aupaba and BRS BLD Yari.
Clonal cultivar BRS BLD Aupaba
In the Tupi-Guarani language, the word Aupaba means land of origin and was used to name the cultivar BRS BLD Aupaba because it is native to the region of its clonal testing. It is registered in the Brazilian Cultivar Registry (RNC) under number 36545. It was selected from a native grassland located in the municipality of São Mateus do Sul.
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Clonal cultivar BRS BLD Yari
The word Yari means Daughter of a Guarani warrior also originates from the Tupi-Guarani language. This cultivar is female and its leaves produce a mild-tasting mate. The clonal cultivar BRS BLD Yari is registered in the Brazilian Cultivar Registry (RNC) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Supply (MAPA) under number 36544. The matrix plant was obtained through phenotypic selection, in a planting established by seeds and from the cross that originated the Cambona 4 cultivar.
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BRS 408
This cultivar was obtained from a specimen selected in the progeny from the city of Cascavel, state of Paraná, and propagated using the mini-cutting technique.
The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) is the keeper of this cultivar, registered in the Brazilian Cultivar Registry (RNC) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Supply (MAPA) under number 34467.
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BRS 409
Clonal cultivar BRS 409 is originated from a specimen from the city of Bocaiúva do Sul, state of Paraná. Its keeper is also the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), registered with the MAPA under number 34470.
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