Costa Rica Melina Plantations and Melina Farms for sale

Farm Size	Amount Planted	Age	density per HA	circumference in cm	Location	Total Price
118ha	112ha	20	400	90	South	$708,000
205ha	162ha	20	400	87	South	$1,640,000
200ha	200ha	8	na	na	South	$1,400,000
143ha	110ha	22	400	91	South	$1,144,000
110ha	110ha	22	350	101	South	$836,000
72ha	72ha	18	300	81	South	$504,000
66ha	66ha	18	300	81	South	$462,000
125ha	125ha	18	350	101	South	$950,000
66ha	45ha	16	400	150	South	$250,000
46ha	46ha	14-18	400	70-140	South	$184,000
48ha	48ha	12-14	400	60-90	South	$150,000
27ha	27ha	15	400	120	South	$90,000
15ha	15ha	12	500	80	South	$55,000
90ha	90ha	16	450	150	South	$360,000
30ha	30ha	14-15	400	130	South	$128,000
356ha	356ha	13-17	400	120-200	South	$1,850,000 (wood only on this farm)

MELINA TREE INFORMATION

Melina is a specie with broad natural distribution in southeast Asia, and grows form sea level to 1,000 m above sea level. It has been introduced in tropical countries and has been very successful under a wide range of climatic conditions. In Latin America, the species has been planted mainly in Costa Rica, Brazil, Venezuela and Guatemala. The species grows in the following life zones: Very Humid Tropical Forest, Humid Tropical Forest, and Dry Tropical Forest in sites where the average annual precipitation is between 1,000 and 3,000 mm, from sea level to 500 m of elevation and with average temperatures between 24 and 35 °C (Murillo and Valerio 1991). In Costa Rica it has been observed growing well up to 600 m above sea level with average annual precipitation of up to 2,500 mm and 2 - 4 dry months per year.

For good development the species requires deep, well-drained soils, with a lime to lime-clay texture and flat to hilly topography. Some strong limiting factors to its development are wind, clay, flooded or compact soils, and weed competition.

Pruning is one of the main silvicultural activities applied in the management of this species. The experiences generated in Costa Rica suggest that three prunings in a 12 year cycle are recommendable. The first cutting of branches should be made when the plantation trees reach an average height of 5 meters, to 50% of the trees' height. The second should be made when the average tree height reaches 10 meters, cutting back the branches to 50% of the trees' height and the last pruning should be made when the trees reach a height of 16 meters and then they should be pruned to a height of 10 meters. Carrillo (1997) estimated that a pruning program that guarantees 10 meters of knot-free wood, would represent approximately 80% of the commercial volume extracted from the plantation without knots.

Also is important to know that:

Wind affects negatively species growth.

The species grows better on flat terrain, at the foot of hills where water and nutrients are more readily available.

Proper site preparation before planting is important to melina’s success.

Ten-year-old plantations that show dominant heights greater than 26.7 m reflect high productivity sites and those that have dominant heights lower than 19.7 represent low productivity sites.

Melina Plantations and Melina Farms for sale in Costa Rica