A METHOD FOR STIMULATING RESIN FORMATION IN ALL BREEDS OF AQUILARIA TREE. THE METHOD INCLUDING SELECTING AN AQUILARIA TREE THAT IS AT LEAST FIVE YEARS OLD, HAVING A TRUNK DIAMETER BETWEEN 0.102 METER (4 INCHES) AND 6 METERS. THE METHOD ALSO INCLUDES WOUNDING THE TREE BY REMOVING SECTION OF AN OUTER LAYER (1) OF THE TRUNK AND FORMING HOLES (9) IN THE WOUNDING. FINALLY, THE RESIN WHICH RESULTS FROM THE HOLES (9) IN THE WOUND IS HARVESTED.