Our Plantations & Process
SUSTAINABLE QUALITY & TRANSPARENCY, DIRECT FROM OUR PLANTATIONS IN COSTA RICA TO YOUR DESTINATION
Cultivating Generations of Quality
Snohva delivers unparalleled quality and complete transparency in every fiber of our FSC®-certified teak. Sourced directly from our sustainably managed plantations in Costa Rica, we control the entire journey – from seed to your port. This meticulous 25-to-30-year quality cycle ensures you receive exceptionally beautiful, durable, and ethically sourced teak, providing reliability and peace of mind for your most demanding projects.
A Foundation of Sustainable Production
This video, taken in early 2023, offers a glimpse into our plantations, showcasing a section of trees maturing for their target harvest between 2030 and 2032. It highlights our core belief: producing the highest grade First European Quality (FEQ) lumber begins with decades of exceptional and constant plantation maintenance. The results of this dedication are clear in the strong, healthy, and well-formed trunks, meticulously maintained to be free of defects. While this represents just a small portion of our extensive hectares, it demonstrates the unwavering commitment to quality that defines every tree we cultivate for our clients.
The Snohva Plantation Difference
We embrace a long-term vision, nurturing each tree through its entire growth cycle. This includes: Commitment to environmental stewardship, enriching the land and supporting local communities, and continuous investment in plantation health and sustainable practices.
Decades of Care
Our entire plantation undergoes branch trimming twice a year. This meticulous, labor-intensive process results in straight, healthy trunks with a gradual taper, exceptionally clean of knots and scars.
A Foundation of Quality
We start with the highest-grade, carefully selected saplings to ensure minimal deformation and maximize milling yields.
Building Trust with Your Own Clients
By choosing Snohva, you demonstrate a commitment to quality, transparency, and responsibility, which in turn strengthens the trust your clients place in you.
Guanacaste Province Farms
Our unique semi-dry climate with extended dry seasons naturally cultivates teak with smaller, defined ring growth. This results in smaller dimension lumber renowned for its superior stability, finer grain (Vertical Grain - VG potential), and exceptional beauty, making it ideal for the demanding marine industry and high-end architectural applications.
Puntarenas Province Farms
We also manage plantations in regions with different climatic conditions, like Jalaca, allowing us to cultivate teak with varied characteristics to meet diverse client specifications and project needs.
Parrita Mill and Processing
Transforming our meticulously grown mature trees into world-class lumber requires expertise, precision, and rigorous quality control at every stage. We take pride in our well-established processes that ensure the inherent quality of our teak is preserved and enhanced.
