Native to Mexico and probably Guatemala but now widely planted at high elevations throughout the tropical world. Height growth may exceed 100 ft with a bole diameter of 2 to 3 ft, sometimes reaching 5 ft.
Logs are usually well shaped, straight, and cylindrical.
Air-dries very rapidly with little or no end or surface checking and only slight warp. Reports on durability are conflicting. Treatment may be improved considerably by incising. Posts and poles, furniture components, and general construction. 282-3Logs are delivered to a sawmill in southern Nigeria.