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| Author: | Robbie O'Brien [ Sat Jun 30, 2007 1:39 pm ] |
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Not many of us have ever seen a BRW tree living. Here is a pic of one in my friend's yard. The other pics are of my favorite Brazilian store for purchasing cedar neck blanks and a few cedar billets. The warehouse is full of mahogany and it can't be sold due to cites. 
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| Author: | John K [ Sat Jun 30, 2007 2:09 pm ] |
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That is very cool indeed. could you get a closeup of the leaf structure? |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Sat Jun 30, 2007 2:11 pm ] |
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Sort of makes you sick to see all that mahogany unavailable. Great pictures. Thanks for the post. |
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| Author: | SteveCourtright [ Sat Jun 30, 2007 2:52 pm ] |
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I have written to a fellow in Hawaii who works for a company growing valuable trees like BRW and Koa and other species. I have seen pictures of acres of different trees, so apparently BRW can be grown there. No answer yet but hope springs... |
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| Author: | KenH [ Sat Jun 30, 2007 3:55 pm ] |
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I havent tried planting a rosewood tree, but I did order some mahogany seeds and planted them in a greenhouse. Whether or not they come up is yet to be seen, but I have tried. I would think that those living in south Florida could most likely plant and grow most any kind of tree that grows in S. America. The problem is that I doubt I will live long enough to be able to actually use the wood if they do grow. |
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| Author: | Robbie O'Brien [ Mon Jul 02, 2007 1:05 am ] |
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Good question, I have no idea if you could import seedlings to plant here. I am sure someone somewhere would have something to say about it. |
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| Author: | Robbie O'Brien [ Mon Jul 02, 2007 1:06 am ] |
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John, I could have gotten a closeup last week when I was there but I am Stateside again, sorry. |
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| Author: | GCote [ Mon Jul 02, 2007 1:42 am ] |
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I have a Mahogany tree in my back yard down in Key West. The trunk is about 12" in diameter. Gary |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Mon Jul 02, 2007 1:44 am ] |
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Have you been tapping on it to see if it is maturing properly? 
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Mon Jul 02, 2007 4:11 am ] |
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Robbie, I'm curious as to how old that small tree is, and how much they grow per year. I've heard that they are relatively fast-growing, but I've heard the opposite too. Any clue? |
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| Author: | GCote [ Mon Jul 02, 2007 5:47 am ] |
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It has a good ring to it but everytime I tap it I end up cleaning up leaves... The tree drops leaves all the time... Gary |
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| Author: | Dennis E. [ Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:56 am ] |
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I planted a Dalbergia Sissoo in my front yard about 15 years ago. This is one of the India Rosewood varieties and they make a nice, fast-growing open canopy shade tree. (Important in Florida, where we sometimes get big winds.) We paid a local garden center to find us the biggest specimen available. They found one about 12-feet tall with a three-inch diameter trunk. Charged us $164 to deliver and plant the thing. It's now about 35 to 40-feet tall and still growing. The trunk is about 18 inches in diameter. Nice tree. One bad habit though, is that in drought times it thinks it's dying and starts sending up shoots from the roots — in the neighbor's yard! We've started six other trees from the shoots. We planted a couple of them and gave the others away. |
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| Author: | Robbie O'Brien [ Tue Jul 03, 2007 1:03 am ] |
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Don, I think the tree is about 4 years old. From what I have heard it would reach maturity after about 150 years. |
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Tue Jul 03, 2007 1:42 am ] |
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So if I plant some now, I can cut them and use them sometime before I'm ready to retire. Cool! |
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| Author: | erikbojerik [ Tue Jul 03, 2007 4:18 am ] |
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[QUOTE=Hodges_Guitars]I would think that those living in south Florida could most likely plant and grow most any kind of tree that grows in S. America.[/QUOTE] Hawaii is a better bet. The soil in SoFla is all lime, you have to bring in real dirt by the truckload. |
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| Author: | SteveCourtright [ Tue Jul 03, 2007 4:39 am ] |
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So far no reply from this first, most interesting, outfit. http://www.uneco.org/hawaiianmahogany.html For more on the subject: http://hawaii-forest.org/training/treeestab.htm http://www.state.hi.us/dlnr/dofaw/hfsp/fs_byisland/kauai.htm |
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