South American Old-Growth: Exotic Woods

Heritage Trade Group proudly markets Permastrong Exotic Hardwoods.  These hardwoods originate from South America and are "hand picked" individually by native dwellers of the forest.  Our commitment to them to supply exotic Hardwood flooring, roofing, and other products; provides the natives with medicines and other supplies for their families.  By purchasing our products you are aiding these people and receiving beautiful old
growth products. Contact HTG today for more information on our products.

Exotic Old Growth

The Beauty of exotic hardwoods is unmatched in their color, grain and resilience. Standard hardwoods definitely have their attributes, but with all the tree farms raising oak, mahogany, and other woods, they have to produce a product to market. This causes issues with the end user of the products as the tree was not old growth.

Old growth trees are much denser than younger ones due to the fact that they have finished growing up and start to "maintain" themselves in maturity. Typically as the tree reaches ages over 70 plus years it increases in density. That is why back in the 1700-1800's in the United States we had one of the largest yellow pine forests running down the eastern side of the continent. These yellow pine were quite old and offered some of the best building materials for homes in that day and age. You will see many of the pine floors in older homes being removed before the home is destroyed, only to find the same flooring placed down in new or remodeled homes. The pine was quite hard due to it's age.

So, as we see that the tree farmers have not planted trees 70 years ago and waited for a profit, they cut early. Sure the wood is good, but it does not contain the same Janka hardness that it's ancestors once had.

The Rainforest Issue:

For years, hundreds (if not thousands) of environmentalists have expressd some great concerns about the fate of the rainforest. We have heard that two to three football fields a minute is being lost in the Amazon. This is just ludicrous propaganda for organizations like the Rainforest Action Network and Save America's Forests to generate more money in their coffers.

What is the truth behind the matter may surprise you, and this page is not designed to get into that debate. If you want real hard facts, check out CFACT's website, or read the report done by real facts journalist John Stossel from ABC. They can enlighten you.