Teak Tree: What are the Uses, Benefits, and Business opportunities?

The teak tree is a tree from Verbenaceae. It’s a well-known tree in the commercial industry as its woods are highly demanded. People used to grow and sell the woods of this tree to earn money. It’s a member of the mint family who usually looks tall in size.

teak tree

Teak tree height grows up to 46 meters, and this tree's age is just for a hundred years. Trees are vital for our survival, and; it’s also beneficial to make furniture, boats, and appliances. This tree is unique because it contains multiple advantages.

The teak leaves are rough and reddish-green used to take several medicinal benefits. We’ll talk about its health benefits in other paras. The flowers of the tree are Light Gloomy Organized in clusters at the tips of the branch.

The wood of this tree is eminent for water resistance and highly durable properties. If you bow a plant today, then after ten years, you can easily earn US 1500$. It can be a significant investment, will elaborate in further paras.

The leaves of the teak tree grow from one to three feet. The fragrance and beauty of tiny flowers give a perfect yellowish touch to the tree. It also contains fruits known as teak fruits. These are just 10 ml tetragonal in shape used for medicinal uses.

Also, a fruit contains 3-4 seeds 6 ml in length. These rugged and long greyish seeds can help you to earn a high income in a decade.

A tree typically blossoms in the monsoon season. This tree can be found primarily in Southeast and South Asia. This tree is globally famous (Especially in the United States) because of its exceptional woods; it’d been in use for 2000 years in India.

Ayurveda is a branch of medical science that works on natural healing resources and pinpointed teak decades ago. Hence, in India, people are taking the commercial and the medicinal benefits of teak trees.

Teak trees are found in which type of forest?

To answer this question –“teak tree is found in which type of forest,” you’ve to think about its history as we know that people in India have been using it for 2000 years. It spread to nearby Asian countries like Indonesia, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand (1). And these are the most habitual places where these trees are found.

Teak trees are found in which forest

Apart from that, Caribbean and African countries later came to the pace and started growing trees in their nation.

Teak tree uses

As after reading the data mentioned above, it’s clear that the teak tree has multiple uses. Whether making furniture or taking its fruits and leaves for medicinal purposes, this tree is considered the best one.

teak tree uses

The market value of this tree is less than the demand. It is the reason for its overrated price. The woods are water-resistant and handle every weather condition to provide long-lasting durability. The furniture made of this tree can go life-long.

These woods are used in making chairs, doors, windows, boats, tables, etc. The concept of boat building from teak woods is 2000 years old.

How to grow a Teak tree?

Let’s jump to the crucial one that is how can you cultivate teak trees. For teak tree plantation, there’re several criteria to be considered before. Like Conditions, Soil, selection of area and so on, that we’ll touch one by one:

teak tree plantation

Growing condition

As we know, that teak tree requires proper sunlight for its growth. So choose a site of tropical climate which receives adequate sunshine.

Secondly, it requires a good amount of water initially, hence taking care of the soil to collect water. For the breeding, the insect pollinator would provide an edge.

If you’re a technical person, you should take care of the pH quality of the soil – that is, between 6.5 to 7.5.

Weather condition

Rainfall is a cutting-edge factor for the rapid growth of plants. Choose a site that offers a 900 to 2600 mm waterfall, and the temperature should vary by 15-45 degrees Celsius.

Things to be considered

Irrigation and drainage will make your tree reach its potential; hence, if you’re wondering about establishing its business, that’s the most crucial part. Clean the land regularly and remove unnecessary items like plastic and leaf to receive proper sunlight and absorb more water.

While purchasing the seed or plant, double-check for originality. Don’t buy hybrid seeds/plants because they may help you faster growth and contain many demerits. Tree Website never supports the use of any artificial fertilizer or pesticide. Still, if you want, then only use non-eatable trees.

In the end, the thinning and pruning work should be done wisely. Remove insects that kill or eat the leaves of the tree. If you’re planting bulk trees for better profits, plan forest fire management to reduce further losses.

Medicinal Benefits of Teak Tree

medicinal benefits of teak tree

Cure fever

The bark of this tree is helpful to fight fever, and simple doses can cure stubborn fever.

Cure stomach pain and headache

If you’ve regular headaches or stomach pain, then this would be the most fantastic remedy. First of all, traditional yoga and meditation can cure such minor diseases if you make them a routine.

But who has such time? Just take some use of the teak tree and get your permanent cure.

Boost digestion

Taking regular doses of the extracts made of this tree will improve your digestion process.

Boost skin health

Teak leaves can cure the inflammation of the skin. It had been in use for 2000 years; hence it’s tested and proved. The leaves contain an anti-inflammatory agent that is useful in itching and post-dermabrasion.

Apart from that, the woods are also beneficial in boosting skin health by curing skin pigmentation.

Again, the flowers are used to extract sacred oil. It’s called blessed because it has multiple medicinal benefits. In terms of skin health, it can cure scabies and bark for leprosy.

Cure wounds

It is scientifically proven that their leaves are helpful to cure wounds (also burn injuries). Many medical companies make pastes and creams from Burma teak trees to heal wounds.

Hair growth

If you’re tired of hair-fall, you want to strengthen your hair – you use multiple shampoos of different brands, But Stop! Now your wait is over.

As we’ve already plaudid about its oil that can boost hair growth and strengthen them. 

The list is not over yet, but it makes the article very long if we discuss them. You can take the benefits of the cures mentioned above.

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Buy Teak Tree

The two types of readers are currently reading this article. One who wants to buy the appliances and furniture of the teak tree. The second on who’s a business mindset and going to achieve their all dream in the future.

buy teak tree

So if you want to buy appliances or furniture for this tree, you can Google for whatever you want. Almost all e-commerce websites are selling them due to high quality and increasing demand. If not, then consult with your nearby local store.

Now, if you’re planning to establish teak trees, then first, understand that the demand for this tree is increasing rapidly. Even due to false flu, the need for its medicinal appliances has increased.

It would help to plant trees, establish a nursery, wait for ten years, and sell them to earn a lot at once. That’s called a business mindset for long-term goals.

Instead, an entrepreneur mindset person can buy teak trees at wholesale for low cost, create medicines, appliances, and furniture, and directly sell them to the blue ocean market. It requires more investment, but it’d make you a millionaire asap.

But if you don’t have that many funds, then you can buy the plants or seeds from the local market nursery, or any e-commerce site, so that your order will be delivered directly to your door. Don’t forget to double-check the item.

The teak tree price varies from 1500 to 3500 Rs. INR, and later can be sold out at US 1500$. Later the teak wood price per tree costs Rs 800 to Rs 4500 per Cubic Feet for the red variety, and Rs 110 to Rs. 1500 per Cubic Feet for the white teak tree.

Conclusion

If you’re still here, that means you’re on the list of the top 1% of people in the world, Congrats! Well, now you’ve all the required information regarding the teak tree. We’ve discussed the medicinal benefits and uses of the teak tree. And later discovered all the business opportunities with an expansive vision.

You can get more business ideas from Enrich Success site. Now it's your duty to use this tree for your personal or commercial benefit. If required, then reread it. And don’t forget to share this with your friends and family so that they cure their problems permanently and naturally.

If you’ve any questions, let us know by sounding them off in the comments sections; we’ll solve them.

Bhanu Prakash

Bhanu Prakash is the owner of Nekopoi APK where he shares all the information regarding trees for free all over the world. Bhanu Prakash shares benefits of a tree along with all the other required content.

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