The mystery of teak tree 300 year so called Denok

Story - Forest - Timberland


In regency Blora, region there are experienced of teak tree have age about 300 year. Measured from town Jakarta situation, this old tree reside in dot 7 degree 53 South arch latitude minute [LS] and 4 degree 34 East meridian minute [BT]; in forest Perum Perhutani number check 62 RPH Temetes, BKPH Temanjang, Forest Lap Union [ KPH] Randublatung.

Giant Tree which the radian size measure of its bar jetty equivalent of embrace six man is these days named the " Denok", typical term of Java to woman buttonhole have body to chubby.

How history of the “Denok", and what also the behavioral story of human being accompanying a period to growing of? Journalist Sugayo Jawama, permit Administrator KPH Randublatung, Andi Purwadi, Tuesday [8 July 2003] having a time to visit that historic tree.

Sunshine to beat 14.00 WIB [west Indonesian time], that day shine hot, worker Perum Perhutani Forest Lap Union entourage moment [KPH] Randublatung squire me – go up Jip Daihatsu Rocky with a truck and contain one group of forest police - going to the location.

On the way have the nuance to this adventure, I become to remember story - about tree of a kind that - four last year from a covey in in-services Perhutani in province NTB. This Old Covey - what have undertaken in Randublatung, when finding him in town Sumbawa, have time to say experienced problem of mystery around old teak tree.

"In teak Randublatung forest there is old tree which is in its bar there are a number of Keris weapon and of other Java traditional weapons," he said in the year 1999 when I met him in Sumbawa Island.

According to he, the tree newly ' will' cut away after done by ceremony ritual Java belief tradition by one who is the expert in the business. "Before conducted by special ritual, that tree is difficult cut away, their entire hewers are sudden exactly the mysterious pain," decompose the covey again.

By having story from the covey - what nowadays don't know where about - this is later become memory complement in compiling this copy: as long as journey go to teak Denok location [8 July 2003].

From Randublatung [office KPH - town mount Kawedanan [sub region] in Regency Blora – transportation of below hot shine of that dry season sun go to north, through one of town forest garden side which is being blazed the way by Perhutani with local government.

Public road pave as long as 30 kilometers which split around forest area produce teak - to come to town Blora - that is really silent traffic of.

Most often rub up against vehicles wood conveyor and some countryside citizen, what its distance each other that so far, cycling to transport wood rencek tree stick alias for the traditional kitchen firewood.

"Might possibly among that truck there is which transporting illegal of wood. But this one the sure times immediately hide because them possible know from communications radio wave, if us in motion," word Hadi, driver Jip which we board to.

It is said word of the " Ambon Three" this, in wood thief group there is special commissioned watch worker Perhutani movement every day, inclusive of through communications radio-set.

Journey penetrate forest area day time that really silent grasp. Possible also can take fright all tree thieves, monitoring our entourage make a move with a truck contain security troop’s forest.

Transportation atmosphere on that (it) is true look like with when those entire workers Perhutani in a condition undertake forest area security operation.

In that introductory Jip, besides there is Hadi [driver] and Andan Liaison worker, is also joined by a important functionary in KPH Randublatung, is, [Common/ Public] Ajun/Kepala Forestry Technique [KTKU], Agus Santoso.

As well as, tens of interceptor and hunter Team member [" Buser"] black Uniformed Perhutani, accompanying us of [is from the top (of) boisterous fast truck basin.

After pass through over about 18 kilometers from office KPH situation as starting points departure, this two motor vehicle turn lefty: through dusty public road without asphalt, split deeper forest again go to location Resort Forest Lap [RPH] Temetes, that is teak Denok place stand up.
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