actually awhile back, we planted seeds in our gardens and kept them until they reached three to four feet high. We then transplanted them to our farm to get larger. We were growing them to use the young trees for poles, not to let them grow huge for lumber, which would take years.
Alas, this being the Philippines, someone "harvested" them one night and took them away. Sigh. So we plan to plant more the next season, when the irrigation water (shut off to dredge the canal this season) is available.
I should add this: Because of overharvesting of trees in hilly regions (which can lead to landslides ), using new lumber is forbidden. So we have to use plywood, or sometimes coconut tree lumber (which is very soft) for poles or longer boards.
sigh.
one reason to use hard woods is that they are resistant to termites, but plywood can be treated to make them termite resistant.
I was going to post a video about mahogany trees here in the Philippines, but the best ones are in Tagalog, or else are discussing growing the trees in other countries.
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