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REVOTROPIX (RT) PAULOWNIA

FutureTrees or its scientiﬁc name, Revotropix Paulownia (RT Paulownia) is a “home-grown” variant of the Paulownia tree that has adapted very well to the local tropical climate. We have named our Paulownia trees the FutureTrees, as a symbol of our commitment to sustainable development for the future generation.

Origin and evolution

Paulownia originated from China but has gained popularity across East Asia. In Japan, the Paulownia tree is also known as the Empress Tree or “Kiri” which means “life” in Japanese. Kiri has always been considered a sacred tree and a symbol of good luck. It took us five years of experimenting with a partner to find an acclimatised version of this tree that is non-invasive and can be scaled up in Sarawak.

Fast Growing Timber Tree

It is one of the fastest growing trees in the world. Guinness World of Records has listed Paulownia as one of the World’s Fastest Growing Tree since 2011.

Adapted to the Local Malaysian Tropical Climate

FutureTrees has adapted very well to the Malaysian tropical climate. It grows faster in the tropics and can be planted on various types of land, even on degraded forests, thereby optimizing land use and increasing timber supply with a renewable source of raw material.

Non-Invasive

The FutureTrees is not an invasive species. It will not cause any adverse impact, on our existing forestry systems. This is very much in line with our motto, Harmonizing with Nature.

Regenerates New Shoots After Harvest

FutureTrees can be harvested as early as 3 years after planting and under optimal care, it can regenerate from a cut stump and grow into another mature tree up to 6 cycles. This makes it an economically proﬁtable return of investment as revenue can be realised in a relatively short period of time while multiplying the eﬀect of forest conservation.

Rapid Greenhouse Gas Absorber

FutureTrees absorbs up to 10 times more carbon dioxide than an average tree, and is recognized as a carbon sink to eﬃciently and eﬀectively absorb greenhouse gases. According to a Bloomberg Businessweek Asia Edition 2019 report , Paulownia is able to absorb up to 103 metric tonnes of CO² compared to an average tree which can absorb averagely 1.1 – 9.5 metric tonnes of CO² annually.