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1 mature tree after 10 years — Rs 10 to 30 thousand or more, it depends on cubic feet (ghan feet) of the tree

Suppose you have around 600 to 800 trees, lets take 600 trees and selling price 10 k

600 trees X 10 thousand = 60 lakh

Note — Remember it depends on the cubic feet measurement and the rate may be higher according to the market price of that time, this tree is not measured by the weight because the wood of the tree is very light weighted.

I guess now you can answer a question that is asked frequently, is mahogany farming profitable in India

Price of 1 mahogany plant

Rs 20–25 simple, African mahogany Rs 120–150, you may get Rs 100 per plant in bulk (above 500 plants), While purchasing single African plant Rs 150 per plant.

Simple mahogany or desi mahogany takes 25 long years to grow mature whereas African mahogany needs only 10 years to get mature. This tree is known as hardwood timber trees swietenia

How long does mahogany tree take to grow

However, it grows with good benefits including profitable selling price in 10 to 14 years. Moreover, it takes 25 years to grow mature completely.

It can be grown all over India except in snow fall region. It is already cultivating in south regions like Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh etc it can be grown well in north region like Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and other places.

Mahogany plantation project report- one can easily plant around 700 to 1000 mahogany plants in 1 acre land with following distance 6 by 6 = 800–1000 plants, 8 by 8 = 700–800 plants, 10 by 10 = 500 to 600 plants

Temperature — It can be grown in any temperature except snow fall region. North India is best for this plant however south Indian region is doing its cultivation on big scale.

It is a plant that can be grown in any temperature and in any soil. By nature it is soil friendly but it more prefers loamy soil that has good drainage. Don’t allow standing water in your farm.

This plant demands very less water and this is the specialty of the plant but you need to take care of the plant in initial days and you should provide water once in a week in summer twice in a week but later you can do it twice in a month also it does not need any water in spring or rainy season.

Mahogany cultivation in India is becoming popular now a days. However, mahogany is a plant that does not demand any fertilizer after some time but you should fertilize it in initial days and later you can fertilize it 2 times in a year that’s it mahogany demands. The reason is after 8 months or 1 year it grows taller and the leaves of mahogany starts falling and these leaves are itself organic fertilizer.

You should only use organic fertilizer for this plant and for all crops as well. I know its difficult to use only organic in short term crops like vegetables or any crop that grows in the period of 3 to 6 months and farmers are helpless to use urea or DAP. But if you are doing such farming that takes more than 6 months then you should do organic farming because organicfarming is slow to start but can produce good and profitable result in long duration.

Between Indian swietenia mahagoni and African mahogany you should by African due to high demand over international and national market.

Caring — Little caring require before 8 months later it does not demand for any type of caring but don’t allow standing water in your farm.

Fungicides spray — You need to perform fungicide spray in the duration of 40–45 days and also use some medicine for termite you can use organic way to get rid of termite.

Height of mahogany tree after 10–11 years 70 to 80 feet and diameter of stem will be 2–2.5 feet

Price of the seed or fruit of mahogany tree (after 3 years)

It is a myth about the price that it is about 3000 but the fact is that it sells only about 100 to Rs 150 in market.

FAQ Frequently asked questions about mahogany tree

Mahogany wood do not get spoil and rot for more than 100 years therefore it is used in vital field. It has a huge demand over national and international market because it is used in making ship parts, furniture in 5 star hotels, furniture’s in bar gun but, toys, music instruments.

It is commonly used in medicinal sector for making various medicines including sugar, bp etc it is vitally used in Ayurveda department.

It is also used to get rid of mosquitos by making mosquito kit

Due to the light weight mahogany wood is preferred to use in making music instruments like veena, guitar etc. It is also very shiny by nature that attracts customers as well.

It is used in making furniture because it has a natural shine that does not demand for artificial shine and it is very light weighted with a strong quality.

1 streason is it is very strong and the main reason is that mahogany wood don’t get rot for several years