BARCA operates its tree nursery in Costa Rica to meet local and international market demand, while maintaining the standards of quality and production established by our company. Tree production includes quality tropical hardwoods like teak, as well as valuable native tropical species (cristobal, rosewood, pilon, melina etc.) to be planted in our local projects or to satisfy our costumers’ needs. Some of BARCA´s native seedlings are the result of over 20 years of specialized forestry and many years of genetic improvement work in Costa Rica. We have cultivated over 54 different species of tropical hardwoods, many of them rare or endemic to the region, and some have never befores been reproduced in a nursery. Nursery supervisor Jose Corrales and forestry director Ricardo Lujan personally ensure that all BARCA seedlings are of the highest quality.
Our main production methods are through the use of seeds of the highest genetic quality or cuttings (macroprogation) obtained from evaluated and selected trees (“plus trees”), both produced under controlled environmental conditions. Among the species we produce are clones of teak, melina, pilón and cristobal, products of BARCA´s genetic improvement program.
We also offer consulting services in the design, construction and implementation of private nurseries, according to our costumer’s capacity.
In our nursery we have experience in the production of the following species:
# | Species | Scientific Name |
1 | Aceituno | Simarouba amara |
2 | Amarillón | Terminalia amazonia |
3 | Aguacatillo | Nectandra sp. |
4 | Aguacatón | Ocotea insularis |
5 | Baco | Brosimum utile |
6 | Balsa | Ochcroma piramidale |
7 | Caobo | Swietenia macrophylla |
8 | Caobilla | Carapa guianensis |
9 | Cara Tigre | Aspidosperma myristicifolium |
10 | Cedro amargo | Cedrela odorata |
11 | Cedro dulce | Cedrela tonduzii |
12 | Cedro maría | Calophylum brasiliense |
13 | Ceiba | Ceiba pentandra |
14 | Cenizaro | Samanea saman |
15 | Chiricano | Humiriastrum diguense |
16 | Cortez amarillo | Tabebuia guayacan |
17 | Cortez negro | Tabebuia impetiginosa |
18 | Cocobolo | Dalbergia retusa |
19 | Costilla danto | Lecointea amazonica |
20 | Cristobal | Platysmicium pinnatum |
21 | Espavel | Anacardium excelsum |
22 | Chaperno | Lonchocarpus macrophyllus |
23 | Frijolón | Dussia sp. |
24 | Gallinazo | Schizolobium parahyba |
25 | Guabilla | Inga.sp. |
26 | Guaitil | Genipa americana |
27 | Guanacaste | Enterolobium cyclocarpum |
28 | Guapinol | Hymenaea courbaril |
29 | Guayabón | Terminalia oblonga |
30 | Guachipelín | Diphysa americana |
31 | Guayaquil | Albizia sp |
32 | Iguano | Dilodendrum costaricense |
33 | Jorco | Garcinia madruno |
34 | Jobo | Spondias mombin |
35 | Manglillo | Aspidosperma spruceanum |
36 | Nazareno | Peltogyne purpurea |
37 | Nene | Ormosia coccinea |
38 | Ojoche | Brosimum alicastrum |
39 | Ojochillo | Brosimum costaricensis |
40 | Pilón | Hyeronima alchorneoides |
41 | Pouteria | Pouteria sp |
42 | Reseco | Tachigali versicolor |
43 | Ron ron | Astronium graveolens |
44 | Roble sabana | Abebuia rosea |
45 | Sándalo | Myroxylon balsamum |
46 | Sangrillo | Pterocarpus officinalis |
47 | Sangrillo colorado | Paramachaerium gruberi |
48 | Sapote | Pouteria sp |
49 | Sapote olimpico | Pouteria sp |
50 | Fruta | Virola sebifera |
51 | Fruta dorada | Virola surinamensis |
52 | Fruta dorada | Virola koschnyi |
53 | Sotacaballo | Zigya longifolia |
Contact BARCA for more information about growing and purchasing forest seedlings and your needs. The nursery primarily works on a contract to produce basis, to meet customer needs and adapt the ideal container type for the seedlings.
To plan your orders (quantities and species), please call +(506) 72820331.