“BALSA” in italiano

A relatively poor country, Equador exports bananas and balsa , a fact of interest to Matthew.

We hiked up Vermont Valley with a guide, Ellroy, to look for indigenous wild St. Vincent parrots, through thick rain forest of figs, palms, balsa and incongruous pine trees.

The company claims the tree is a genetically engineered plant that combines the best qualities of balsa , bamboo, and aspen, but the USDA has never heard of such a Frankenwood.

Other wood boards sold for in excess of $10,000 a piece, including a 1950s balsa paddleboard and a redwood plank from the 1930s.

The only trees that are in danger are the hardwoods, such as balsa and African Blackwood, as these take far longer to grow than trees used for paper production.