Our plantations

Participating in the growth of forest areas

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For every m3 sold, we are committed to planting 1 tree in Romania on abandoned forest land.

Concretely, we buy land on which we plant young black locust ("pseudo acacia") plants. These are raised in our nursery.

We monitor the growth of our stands and intervene when necessary. In the first years, it is especially important to ensure that the plantations are properly cleared to prevent them from being invaded by unwanted species.

In 20 years, we will be able to harvest the first stands. The robinia grows back from its stump when it is cut. After 3 cuts (60 years), the strains will be exhausted and it will be necessary to replant new plants.

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Good for the planet:

Carbon from the atmosphere is stored for 20 years in trees. These trees are then turned into stakes or boards that last up to 30 years in the ground and up to 60 years above ground. The carbon capture cycle is therefore 50 years. One m³ of robinia stores about 1.3 t of CO₂: as each tree planted measures 0.5 m³ on average at maturity, this represents about 180 kg of carbon, i.e. about 650 kg of CO₂, the emission of a car travelling 5,000 km (130 g/km on average).