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The mango tree is an evergreen tree belonging to the Sumac family of trees. It is believed the mango tree originated from India, hence its Latin or scientific name Mangifea Indicia. From India the mango tree has travelled widely and is now cultivated across Southeast Asia, Australia and the south pacific islands. A medium to large sized the tree the mango is capable of reaching heights of up to 20 meters with a meter diameter trunk. However, in commercial mango fruit growing the trees are replaced before they reach such a height since younger mango trees produce the best mango fruit. While mango trees are an extremely long-lived species, as the tree ages it will eventually stop producing fruit. Once a tree reaches this stage, it is cut down and replanted and the trunk is used for beautiful mango wood timber. Mango wood is a hard, dense timber, although is far lighter than most other hardwoods such as teak or oak. The wood, though strong, is easy to cut and shape and as such, it lends itself beautifully to carving or turning as this allows the full range of colors to show through on the surface of the piece. Mango wood displays color properties unlike most other woods, it's beautiful grain is often made up of many different colors and tones, ranging from a dark or light green through browns and light tan colors. This stunning grain looks lovely in its natural form but looks even better with a coat or two of beeswax polish and provides a look that betters with age. Mango wood vases and bowls show the best coloring and texture as the different carving and cut strokes reveal more diverse ranges of grain. mangoMango wood trees are susceptible to fungi in the sapwood that results in a very attractive black coloring in the woods grain pattern. It is also common for the grain of mango wood to be curly in nature. With this great variety a mango tree furniture will look unique and a fresh point of any room or kitchen. The fact that mango wood is a hardwood means that it can be more difficult to manufacture, but it is also one of the softest hardwoods found so it has a distinct advantage over other hardwood trees, yet has much of the same sturdy characteristics that soft wood trees do not have. The wood itself has a good density on the scale of hardness it would be somewhere in the middle, similar to that of ash or black cherry. It is certainly strong and durable enough to be used for any type of furniture, and it is water-resistant as well. Mango furniture appears to be becoming one of the more popular varieties of wood that is available at the moment. Traditionally, hard woods such as oak dominated wooden furniture, but [http://www.leelaxpo.com/products/9/MangoFurniture/ mango furniture] has more benefits and advantages, which other hard wood materials don't have. Therefore, it is not surprising that mango furniture is becoming an increasingly popular piece of furniture in our homes. Wood from Mango trees is proving to be a far more reliable and sustainable product than most alternatives. The fact that the tree grows quickly means that it is far easier to sustain the demand, which has proven to be more difficult with other hard wood materials. As a result, many experts predict that mango trees and their popularity will continue to grow.
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