Trees at harvest
"Teak plantation management regimes vary between and within countries, mainly according to site-specific conditions and prevailing markets. Typically, however, it is recommended that initial stocking rates be in the range of 1000 to 2000 stems per hectare to allow for early mortality rates and to provide an opportunity for selecting the better individuals during thinning operations. Partially depending on the intensity of planting, an initial thinning should be considered as soon as the branches start to make contact with those of surrounding trees; this may occur when the plantation is around four to five years old and the intensity of removals may be as high as 50 percent of the initial stocking. A production thinning may follow at about age ten to 15, and a final production thinning at around 15 to 20 years. Again depending on market requirements and other factors, an ideal final stocking is likely to be around 200 to 300 stems per hectare, or approximately some 300 m3 of wood. Management practices may vary significantly, however, depending on whether teak is grown on short or long rotations." - From "Teak a global overview"
