Sustainable and Renewable Teak – An Excellent Choice For Outdoor Furniture

Teak is a deciduous tree, which grows in dry, hilly terrains of forests in Southeast Asia. Actually, the best hardwood teak comes from Indonesia. However, teak is not a timber found in tropical rain forests. In fact, teak cannot grow in rain forests. Most of the teak furniture sold around the world does not comes from natural forests, but instead from tree farms – teak plantations. outdoor replacement canopy gazebo Production of teak occurs in two sectors: one sector is the free market and the other sector is a teak management and conservation division of the Indonesian government’s Forest and Field Department, called Perum Perhutani. While the practices of many free market producers is suspect. 

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