The Irish Forestry Unit Trust
About Forestry
Trees are one of our few resources which, when managed carefully, can provide us with a wide range of benefits, including: financial return, conservation enhancement, economic activity and aesthetic appeal.
Although timber is our oldest resource and probably most basic, it continues to be the third largest internationally traded commodity after oil and gas, showing how dependant we still are on timber. You only need to look around to see how many everyday objects are made from timber or wood fibre. At some point in time all these objects have been part of a growing tree.
Why invest
Forestry as an investment medium has the following key strengths:
- A land-based asset
- Long-term capital growth through tree growth
- Predictable growth rates for future forecasting
- Growing domestic and export markets for Irish timber products