CVCN promises to buy and process all pods harvested from our grafted JM cacao trees from customers who practice strictly organic growing

Cuerdas Verde Cacao Nursery (“CVCN”) Mega-nursery in Mayaguez is now operational and accepting orders to fulfill it’s was established to advance the burgeoning cacao industry in Puerto Rico by supplying large quantities of the finest grafted cacao trees to farmers.  In April 2023, CVCN acquired the nursery division of Hacienda JeanMarie LLC (‘HJM”), currently operating in Aguada. This business combination brought together HJM’s expertise in grafting and developing new strains of cacao with CVCN’s ability to scale the operation to supply farmers with the planting material and the support to grow the world’s finest cacao.   

This beautiful JM-03 Super Cacao Tree is what you can expect from your purchase of CVCN grafted cacao trees.

  • Cuerdas Verdes Cacao Nurseries (CVCN) produces the finest grafted cacao trees developed at Hacienda JeanMarie. The genetics of the trees is composed of approximately 90% Trinatario, 5% Criollo, and 5% Forastero/ Amelonado. These varietals are a mix of ancient genetic remnants from Venezuela, present in Puerto Rico and about ten (10) locally developed clones from the USDA Tropical Agroforestry Research Station in Mayaguez. The current variety for sale is the JM-03 capable of producing over one hundred pods per year.
    And with all CVCN grafted trees, Cuerdas Verdes Cacao will buy all pods harvested from our JM-03 trees.

  • JM-03 grafted cacao trees are sold at an ex-works price of $10/tree. Orders are made 4-5 months in advance and secured by a 50% deposit, with the balance due before delivery. Click on the store button to visit the cacao tree store.

  • The grafted trees may be picked up directly or arrangements for delivery and planting can be made with Cuerdas Verdes Farm Services.