Cultivated, CITES-Certified Agarwood from a Real Filipino Farm

At Hannah's Farm in Calauan, Laguna, every piece of lapnisan we sell was grown on our land, harvested under proper DENR and CITES documentation, and is fully traceable back to a single family farm. We do not trade in wild-harvested wood. We grow it, tend it, and process it ourselves — so you know exactly where your agarwood comes from and that no forest was harmed to produce it.

The Lapnisan Crisis — and Our Answer

Wild Aquilaria trees — known in the Philippines as lapnisan — are disappearing. Because genuine agarwood commands extraordinary prices in the Middle East, East Asia, and beyond, wild stands have been systematically poached across Southeast Asia. In the Philippines, old-growth lapnisan is now so rare and so threatened that the species is listed under CITES Appendix II, the international treaty that regulates trade in endangered plants and animals. Moving or selling wild-harvested agarwood without the proper documentation is illegal, and the ecological damage is irreversible.

Our answer is not a workaround. It is the only honest long-term solution: grow it. Hannah's Farm cultivates Aquilaria trees as a deliberate, patient crop alongside our avocado, banana, jackfruit, mango, and coconut. Cultivation closes the loop between conservation and commerce — and it is why we can confidently say that nothing we sell contributed to the loss of a single wild tree. Learn more about what lapnisan is and why it matters.

Cultivated, Not Poached

Agarwood does not exist in every Aquilaria tree. It forms only when the tree responds to wounding or infection, producing a dense, dark, fragrant resin as a kind of natural defence. This process takes years. On our farm, we use controlled inoculation methods to encourage resin formation in our cultivated trees, then wait — because this is not a crop you can rush. That patience is part of the value. When we finally harvest, the wood is rich, complex, and the result of years of careful stewardship on a named piece of land in Laguna.

Because our trees are cultivated and documented, every batch we sell or distill is traceable. No ambiguity. No laundering of wild wood through a farm name. Just a real tree on a real farm with a real paper trail.

CITES-Certified and DENR-Documented

We hold the required CITES and DENR documentation for the agarwood we sell. For buyers — whether domestic or international — who need to verify legality or arrange export, we can provide the appropriate paperwork. This is not a formality we treat lightly. It is the thing that separates cultivated, legal agarwood from the flood of undocumented material that moves through informal channels. When you buy from Hannah's Farm, you are buying something you can account for. See our agarwood pricing for current availability.

From Tree to Oud — a Patient Process

Once resin-bearing wood is harvested from our cultivated trees, it is carefully graded and either sold as raw chips or distilled into oud oil on the farm. The distillation process is slow and attentive — the kind of work that suits a family operation where the person watching the still is the same person who inoculated the tree years before. The result is oud with a genuine Philippine character: a warm, earthy, tropical depth that is distinct from Cambodian or Hindi profiles. Explore what we have available in The Grove, our agarwood shop.

A Family Farm in Calauan, Laguna

Hannah's Farm was built by Imelda and Manny Abelardo on land near Bahay na Bato in Calauan. Hannah is the heart of the farm's daily work and the reason it has grown from a fruit orchard into something more considered — a farm that thinks in decades. The lapnisan project reflects that thinking exactly: it is a long-term investment in the land, in the community, and in a product worth being proud of.

More Than Oud — The Farm and Events Space

The agarwood we grow is woven into the wider life of Hannah's Farm. We are planning an events space where oud and incense will be part of ceremonies, retreats, and gatherings held against the backdrop of the farm itself. Farm tours and oud workshops are coming — a chance to see the trees, understand the process, and bring home something you watched being made. If you are interested in being among the first to know, reach out through our contact page.

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