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Teak plantation in Java Indonesia. Government controlled teak forestry. Teak plantation owned Perhutani, Indonesian government body. Teak plantation is a good investment. There're now many private owned teak plantation across Java.

The teak timber is used in the manufacture of outdoor furniture, boat decks, and other articles where weather resistance is desired. It is also used for indoor flooring and as a veneer for indoor furnishings.

Java teak is easily worked and has natural oils that make it suitable for use in exposed locations, where it is durable even when not treated with oil or varnish. Java teakcut from old trees grown slowly in natural forests is more durable and harder; Java teak from young trees grown in plantations is more prone to splitting and water damage, however kiln drying allows for sustainable, plantation-grown Java teak to perform nearly on par with old-growth teak.

Java teak is used extensively in India to make doors and window frames, furniture and columns and beams in old type houses. It is very resistant to the attack of termites. The mature Java teak fetches a very good price. The age of the tree can be assessed from the annular rings formed every year inside the trunk. Java teak is grown extensively by forest departments of different states in forest areas.

Java teak consumption encompasses a different set of environmental concerns, such as the disappearance of rare old-growth teak. However, its popularity has led to growth in sustainable production throughout the seasonally dry tropics in forestry plantations. The Forestry Stewardship Council offers certification of sustainably grown and harvested Java teak products. Experiments are on to arrive at vegetative propagation from one year old stem cuttings.

Popular in the 1950s and 1960s in a style often known as Danish modern, Java teak furniture has had a second boom in popularity. Java teak furniture is one of the most sought-after types of vintage furniture.

Java teak is used as a food plant by the larvae of moths of the genus Endoclita including E. aroura, E. chalybeatus, E. damor, E. gmelina, E. malabaricus, E. sericeus and E. signifer and other Lepidoptera including Turnip Moth.

Much of the world's teak is exported by Indonesia and Myanmar.