Pacific Harbour, Central

35 acres of freehold land is located at Deuba, about 5 km north of Pacific Harbour. This hillside block is covered with secondary forest and has a natural, unspoilt creek as one boundary and nearby waterfall but being an elevated site is not prone to flooding. This land has trial plantings of Thai rosewood and sandalwood. The Thai rosewood (Dalbergia cochinchinensis) also known as hong mu in China is an exceptionally valuable timber with even small branchwood used for turnery. The FOB price is FJD 20-50,000 per m3 for squared log (which is more than 10 times the value of teak timber). The Thai rosewood has grown very well and is adapted to site - some trees are now 7-10 m tall and will be ready for harvest in 15 years. The forested slopes are ideal for kava production.