Abstract
Teak plantations have been established in Trinidad to provide first quality timber for the future. Thinnings from the teak plantations are being utilized by the “Brickfield Forest Industries” which produces fences, building and construction lumber, and creosoted posts and poles.
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Ross, P. Teak in Trinidad. Econ Bot 13, 30–40 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02860123
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