Gaharu tree that has been treated with gaharu/agarwood inducement technology at Sabah Forestry Department's trial plots in Sook.
Assessment of 18 year-old Aquilaria beccariana gaharu trees at the Sabah Forestry Department trial plot in Sook Forest Reserve, during Prof. Bob Blanchette's visit in 2008.
Dr Robert Ong from Sabah Forestry Department's Sepilok Forest Research Centre drilling a hole in a gaharu tree prior to gaharu inducement technology treatment.
Prof. Bob Blanchette re-treating a gaharu tree that received gaharu inducement treatment one year previously
Joel Jurgens from the University of Minnesota Agarwood program assessing a tree one year after treatment with the gaharu inducement tecnology.
A cross section of a tree after one year of treatment showing the gaharu resin forming in the centre of the trunk. The darker areas around the edge of the brown area are the higher quality gaharu.
Prof. Bob Blanchette showing Dr. Yu Shyun Chang of the Forest Research Institute Malaysia the gaharu which had formed 20 months after treatment in the Sabah trial plots.
Weighing sections of gaharu-treated trees harvested 20 months after treatment in the Sabah Forestry Department Sook trial plots.
Prof. Bob Blanchette (right) and Joel Jurgens from the University Of Minnesota Agarwood program with samples of gaharu-treated trees cut 20 months after treatment.
Ladies from Project Women Empowerment Trees (PWET) visiting the Sabah Forestry Department gaharu tree trial plots in December 2008.
Joel Jurgens and Prof. Bob Blanchette at the Sabah Forestry Department gaharu trial plots in March 2008, one year after treatment with gaharu inducement technology.
Longtitudinal section of an Aquilaria beccariana tree showing gaharu resin developing in the centre of the tree 12 months after treatment
Cross section of a gaharu tree 12 months after treatment with gaharu inducement technology. The highest grade gaharu is found along the black edge of the infected area.
Cross section of a gaharu tree 12 months after treatment with gaharu inducement technology. The highest grade gaharu can be seen along the black edge of the infected area.
Joel Jurgens cutting a cross section of an Aquilaria beccariana tree to evaluate gaharu formation 12 months after treatment.
