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March 2017 Harvest
IAF nursery facilities can efficiently produce up to 90,000 grafted cacao seedlings at a time, we source budwood from our own extensive clonal gardens
IAF Genuine IAF Mahogany and Cacao stand: a working proof of concept
IAF Genuine IAF Mahogany and Cacao stand: a working proof of concept
San Juan canopy, Vochysia guatemalensis
San Juan canopy, Vochysia guatemalensis
IAF Cacao varietals
IAF managed agroforestry stand
Custom-made Taylor guitar made from IAF-managed Hormigo (Platymiscium dimorphandrum) tree
IAF staff converting plantation lumber into boards
IAF staff converting plantation lumber into boards
Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) stand; Notice long trunks & zero bifurcation.
Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) stand; Notice long trunks & zero bifurcation.
Genuine Mahogany and Cacao stand
IAF young Genuine Mahogany stand with Cacao understory
Lake Izabal
Lake Izabal
IAF Cacao Trinitario "fino"
IAF “budwood” tree
Rio Dulce, Guatemala
Rio Dulce, Guatemala
IAF Rosewood (Dabergia stevensonii)
IAF young Rosewood (Dalbergia stevensonii) with Cacao test plot
Rosewood stand
IAF Rosewood stand
IAF successful Cacao graft
IAF successful Cacao graft
From Left to Right: John Scharffenberger, Richard Bronson, a visiting Chocolatier, Manuel Bronson and Giuseppe dal Bosco
From Left to Right: Victor Castillo, John Scharffenberger, Richard Bronson, a visiting Chocolatier, Manuel Bronson and Giuseppe dal Bosco
IAF assistant manager Victor Castillo
IAF assistant manager Victor Castillo inspecting a young Pataxte (Theobroma bicolor) tree
IAF heirloom cacao
IAF heirloom cacao
IAF actively manages three types of theobroma; Theobroma cacao, Theobroma bicolor and Theobroma grandiflorum
IAF actively manages three types of theobroma; Theobroma cacao, Theobroma bicolor and Theobroma grandiflorum
Heirloom cacao from the region
Heirloom cacao from the region