Has anyone here considered or bought any trees from these folks? Sounds tempting – whether it makes any profit, or just provides access to WAY more tropical lumber than I could ever use when the harvest comes and I’m 70. Plus, I admit it, I like the optimism inherent in planting trees for my own use (at least in part) that won’t be fully harvested for 25 years.
http://tropicalhardwoods.com/index.html
Clay
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I know this post is old, but on the off chance I can save even one person let me also say that Tropical American Tree Farms is a scam. Even those who have owned trees with them since the early 1990's have not received any type of return on their investment, though TATF claims you should start receiving returns after about 7 years (you can look on their website to verify that). They have you sign a contract in English...which sounds good except the company is located in Costa Rica and Costa Rican law says a contract must be in Spanish to be legally binding (of course TATF does not mention this). So basically you are giving them your money and "hoping" they keep up their end of the deal because you will have no legal standing if they don't. More info from other TATF investors can be found at http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/board.aspx?board_id=7823
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