mahogany plantations
Pl. note that mahogany is easily propogated by fresh sowing of seeds.The
basic varieties to grow are : 'SWEITENIA' AND 'MACROPHYLLA' .Sweitenia is
a comparatively faster growing variety than macrophylla.I HAVE TREES growing at home [just 8 in number] ,aged 20 approximately 60 ft. in ht. and
about 12" to 24" in dia.AT MY FARM,there are about 200 trees[mainly macrophylla] ,aged 12 at a spacing of 6 ft.x 6 ft. 20 -25 ft. in ht.with a dia.
of 4"-6".rainfall is seasonal,heavy and the land is at a gradient of 30 deg.You
could easily go in for a plantation,but personally i feel the wait is long,but worth the trouble.I don't think pests and borers would pose a big problem. you could procure healthy plants 2 -3 ft. in ht. at reasonable rates from any of the EMPRESS GARDENS, viz. PUNE/KOLKATA/CHENNAI/DEHRADUN.