It currently takes approximately 14-16 months from the time your application is accepted until travel to China to pick your child up. This time frame can lengthen or shorten depending on the China government's time frame in processing paper work. The process is divided into 10 phases.
The species: Eucalyptus marginata is native to south western Australia. The wood: Jarrah is a rich, reddish-brown wood with even, tight grain. It is termite resistant, water resistant, and hard.
Cinnamon comes from bark. Specifically, it comes from the inner layer of bark derived from dozens of varieties of evergreen trees that belong to the genus Cinnamomum. Cinnamon farmers first shave the outer bark off the trees, and then shave off the inner bark -- the cinnamon layer. The cinnamon is then dried for use.