Each year, the agarwood tree, a sought-after source of medicines and perfumes that grows in the rainforests of southwest China, needs to solve a problem. The tree’s fruits mature during the hottest ...

First-grade agarwood can cost as much as $100,000 per kilogram, making it one of the most expensive raw materials in the world. But for this tree to produce any agarwood, it must first become ...

Agarwood produces a special type of resin with a unique, pleasant fragrance, which is used to make incense, perfumes, and Oud Oil. The resin is produced when the tree suffers from a fungal ...

Agarwood, also known as gaharu in Malaysia, is a fragrant dark resinous wood formed in the heart of the tree trunk that is used in the production of incense, perfume and other consumer products.

"In one night, over 20 trees had been cut down by poachers," Zhang, a researcher at Kadoorie Farm and ... sustainable ...