Invest in the fastest-growing commercial hardwood in the worldâEmpress Splendor trees. Fund one acre of trees to offset your carbon footprint for a decade and share in the profits at harvest.
Join a program that combines financial growth with environmental impact.
When you invest in our 2024 Eco-Tree Program, you become part-owner of these fast-growing, carbon-capturing trees, cared for by our trusted network of farmers. In 8-12 years, weâll harvest the trees and sell the lumber to our customers and share the profits with our farmers and investors. Itâs a simple, fair model designed for impact and profit.
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Your investment directly funds the planting of trees that produce sustainable lumber and offset your carbon footprint.
âGrow trees, help save the planet and maybe make a profit in the process? That just about covers all the bases, doesnât it?â
Headquartered in California, with operations in five countries, World Tree is a sustainable lumber company committed to using nature-based solutions to tackle serious environmental challenges like global warming, soil degradation, and biodiversity loss.
Our projects sequester carbon, rejuvenate soil, create jobs, and supply eco-friendly lumber to meet market demand. We aim to generate long-term financial returns while driving a shift towards a resilient and sustainable economy.
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Our fast-growing trees reach maturity in just 10 years. They are non-invasive, climate-friendly, and can restore degraded farmland. Their unique properties have earned them the title of ânatureâs miracle treeâ.
Empress Trees produce commercial hardwood in 10 years, enabling fast, high-volume production.
After harvest, Empress Trees regenerate naturally, allowing up to 5 harvests without replanting.
Empress Trees grow quickly, effectively capturing carbon through their advanced photosynthesis.
Demand for lumber is projected to quadruple by 20501, putting immense pressure on native forests and causing a significant risk of tree species extinction. Traditional trees like cedar take decades to mature, creating a supply gap that we aim to fill with faster-growing alternatives.
The World Bank projects a fourfold increase in lumber demand by 2050, posing a threat to native forests.
Climate change and deforestation threaten forests, putting numerous tree species at risk of extinction.
Trees like cedar take 40 years to mature; we are not meeting the increasing demand.
We produce premium wood for a growing $170B North American market3
EXPECTED ANNUAL GROWTH
2024-2034
PROJECTED MARKET
BY 2025
We have relationships with customers looking for eco-friendly lumber, from architects to boat makers and more.
Empress lumber is lightweight yet strong, highly versatile, and excels in desirable furniture features like fire resistance and dimensional stability.
A beautiful, lightweight tone wood, Empress wood is proving popular with luthiers and manufacturers of brand-name guitars.
Empress wood is lightweight, buoyant and rot-resistant. Ideal properties for all watercraft including boats, surfboards and paddleboards.
Every year, World Tree brings in a group of investors and plants Empress trees on their behalf with vetted farmers. The farmers provide the land and labor to grow the trees, we provide the training and management expertise, and investors provide the funding.
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Once the trees reach maturity (8-12 years), we harvest the trees and sell the lumber. We then distribute 30% of the profits to our investors, 50% to the farmers and we retain the remaining 20%.
Led by CEO Doug Willmore, with over 25 years of leadership experience, our diverse team is committed to innovation in regenerative forestry.
Led the growth of a start-up pathology laboratoryâs revenue, increasing it by 20x in just 4 years, leading to a successful exit. He was also City Manager of Rancho Palos Verdes, Bell and El Segundo, CA and Chief Administrative Officer at Salt Lake County, UT managing thousands of staff and multi-million dollar budgets.
PhD in Anthropology and 20+ years business experience. Cathy 8 years of experience working with Empress Splendor trees and was instrumental in designing World Treeâs Eco-Tree Program. She has presented World Tree to Canadian and US audiences on the stage of conferences including the Social Finance Forum and Sustainatopia.
An operations specialist dedicated to regenerative agroforestry and natural resource management. He holds a BS in Environmental Science from the Santa Clara University and an MBA from the University of Colorado Boulder. Drake prioritizes fostering an inclusive and collaborative environment where individuals can thrive.
Nathan has spent his career supporting start-ups in media, entertainment, manufacturing and design by building robust yet agile systems that scale. He holds a BBA with a focus in Accounting and a MS in Marketing from Texas A&M.