Pine seeds were brought from both Poptum, Guatemala (390 ha) and Santa Rosa de Culmi, Honduras (146ha), and planted at 2.5 x 2.5m spacing (1600 trees/ha). No provisions were made for thinnings or tree prunings. Clearcut harvest was programmed at 10yr rotations. Stand growth and tree form are very irregular; site heterogeneity and poor genetic material are mentioned as causes.