Mahogany Tree Seeds (Swietenia mahagoni): Grow Premium Timber Trees

About Mahogany Tree

The Mahogany Tree is valued for its straight-grained, reddish-brown timber, derived from three tropical hardwood species of the genus Swietenia. Native to the Americas, it is also part of the pantropical chinaberry family, known for its durability and beauty in furniture and carpentry.

Botanical and Common Details

• Family: Meliaceae
• Common Name: Mahogany

Flowering and Fruiting

• Flowering Season: April–June
• Fruiting Season: October–January

Seed Standardization Report

• No. of Seeds per kg: 25,000
• Germination Capacity: 50%
• Time Taken for Initial Germination: 12 days
• Time Taken for Germination Capacity: 25 days
• Germinative Energy: 30%
• Plant Percentage: 20%
• Purity Percentage: 100%
• Moisture Percentage: 8%
• No. of Seedlings per kg: 500

Pretreatment Recommendations

Soak seeds in cow dung slurry for 24 hours before sowing to enhance germination and seedling vigor.