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Wednesday, August 6, 2008

The New Tree in Malaysia - Vanilla

This is so call vanilla plant. This is not the synthetic vanilla that extract from petroleum. This picture was taken in year 2007 in Raub, Pahang, Malaysia. This is Malaysia 1st commercial vanilla farm that started in
This is the real view of vanilla plant and fruit. This picture I took when I had a farm visit to Pahang.
This is the owner of the farm
This tree should plant under 50-70% shade.



The Romantic Fruit - Grape

This is grape tree that I took picture di Selangor in year 2005 when I had farm visit there. There was incharged by a Thailand expertise as manager. It had several variety of grape which it origin was from Thailand too. This farm was around 10 acres.
Do you see that fruit, I wanna to try it if can. It reached it's maturity period. So, what we wait for?

It seems sweet and delicious, ya this fruit was planted in low land in Malaysia. It's true, from Selangor.

Prunning was a process after fruiting and this tree need very good irrigation system and drainage system.













Sunday, August 3, 2008

The Most Relaxing Tree - Coconut Tree (MATAG)

This was planted in Kelantan in around 5 acres. It started fruiting when it reach 3-4 years after planting. I love this type of environment where peace and relax taking part in our daily life. Agriculture is so natural and wonderful.

It is it's flower where the local farmer make "NIRA" - a type of nice and sweet drink to try. Don't miss it when you visit to Kelantan and Terengganu in Malaysia.

The coconut tree is full of fruit, about 25-28 fruit in a matured tree. It has 2 function: drink and it's copra for making "SANTAN"






The Bio-Oil Tree - Jathropa carcus

Do you hear this tree before??? This a tree that can produce bio-diesel as a "gold" in next 10 years. It's origin is from Amerika and popular in China, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia. It starts fruiting at 4-6 months after planting. It last for 25 years before replant.

This is the "oil-tree" over all picture




4 month already




Just wanna to start fruiting


This is it's flower buds


It is bi-sexual plant - male and female inside 1 tree



It's look nice!

This jathropa fruit but it havent reach maturity period...

This tree is 2 years-old. The most old jathropa tree in Malaysia