While mango tree is much better known around the world for its popular fruit, this South Asian tropical species from the flowering plant genus Mangifera can also be successfullycultivated in the production of wood. However, Mangifera indica can only produce wood suitable for cutting into lumber when the fruit-bearing lifespan has finished, and the tree can dedicate more of the nutrients to growing its size and quality of heartwood. Mango wood does not have a significant presence on the worldwide market of lumber trading; its heartwood is still used extensively in India for the production for the manufacture of cheaper furniture, some musical instruments, flooring, plywood, turned objects and more.
