About the grower
I'm Malkhaz Kvinchia. I've been caring for plants since I was a boy in Chkhorotsku, in western Georgia — first the family farm, then 25 years of hazelnut, then a decade of persimmon. Each crop taught me something about pacing and patience.
Fourteen years ago I came across paulownia and saw the tree of the future: light, strong, fast to grow, and gentle on the land. Its roots feed nitrogen back into the soil, and its leaves return to it each autumn. In 2018 I planted the first grove. No chemicals. No shortcuts. Every tree pruned, in season, by hand.
The result? Eight years of patient growing — and a small batch of clean, knot-free timber where every log has a story: where it grew, who shaped it, and why.
Plantation age — first harvest ready in 2026.
No pesticides, no fertilizers — every tree raised on care alone.
Combined plantation experience — hazelnut, persimmon, and now paulownia.
No brokers, no middlemen — every log traceable back to the grower.
I grew up in Chkhorotsku tending the family's small farm. Caring for plants has been part of me since I was a boy — and the lessons of those early years still shape how I work today.
Chkhorotsku, 1980s
Where it began
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“I planted these trees with my own hands. Whether you work with timber, with the land, or just want to learn how the grove is run — I'd rather we talk first. Every grove is different, and so is every partnership.”
Malkhaz Kvinchia
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