Patent ID: 7803384

Claim:
A method to stimulate the production of resin in a species of an Aquilaria tree comprising the steps of: a) selecting an Aquilaria tree between 5 to 400 years of age, having a trunk diameter between 4 inches and 6 meters; b) wounding the tree by removing a portion of an outer layer of the trunk; c) forming holes, arranged vertically in the wound, of a diameter between 0.5 to 3 inches, in the trunk; said holes extending from an outer shell, Xylem, of the trunk, to an interior portion, heartwood, of the trunk, thereby stimulating resin production and creating a resinous wood layer; d) chipping the resinous wood layer and simultaneously stimulating new resin production as in step c); e) cutting the tree, after three years of stimulation to provide a stump, at a height of 80-100 centimeters above the ground and collecting aromatic heartwood therefrom wherein the resin produced flows from the outer shell towards the heartwood and is ready for harvesting within 2.5 months from implementation of the method and is harvestable 2 to 3 times annually.