Mango trees (Mangifera indica L.) grow up to 35–40 m (115–130 ft) tall, with a crown radius of 10 m (33 ft). The trees are long-lived, as some specimens still fruit after 300 years. In deep soil, the taproot descends to a depth of 6 m (20 ft), with profuse, wide-spreading feeder roots; the tree also sends down many anchor roots, which penetrate several feet of soil.
The mango is a fleshy stone fruit belonging to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous tropical fruiting trees in theflowering plant family Anacardiaceae. The mango is native to South Asia, from where it has been distributed worldwide to become one of the most cultivated fruits in the tropics. While other Mangifera species (e.g. horse mango, M. foetida) are also grown on a more localized basis, Mangifera indica – the 'common mango' or 'Indian mango' – is the only mango tree commonly cultivated in many tropical and subtropical regions. It is the national fruit of India,[1] Pakistan and thePhilippines.
Well it seems since February we've been on a mango kick, and we've just taken delivery on another large deck of mango logs all from a single old common mango tree that was threatening a residence in Hamakua. The base of this tree was over 14 ft in Diameter and split into multiple trunks just a few feet off the ground. The largest of these trunks is over 5 ft. in diameter and we hope to yield some beautiful slabs as well as a mountain of dimensional lumber.
The mango wood from our milling in February has been spalting nicely and should produce some very interesting color. For those unfamiliar with spalted mango, Mango seems to spalt or "rot" nicely. Essentially spalting is an industry term for characteristic coloration in various wood species created by the intentional exposure of the wood to fungi by basically stacking it wet or covering it with organic matter and allowing the fungi to attack and stain the wood. If done carefully which is really an art form, the result is amazing. If not done so carefully the wood simply rots or is consumed by insects and is ruined.
Mango tends to produce color variations ranging from black stripes to pinks, oranges, yellows, and even blues and greens.
Below are some images of un-spalted vs. Spalted.
So in about a month, the Spalted mango will be out of the kiln and up for sale along with some un-spalted mango including some huge slabs hopefully. If you are interested in any, let us know. We have some small stuff on Ebay and still have a few good sized dry slabs in the warehouse from a few big trees we milled a while back.
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