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sitkack
on Oct 22, 2018
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The Hardest Woods
In Borneo, the much sought after Ironwood is on the path to extinction. It grows so slowly, 0.5 cm per year, that it isn't replanted after harvesting (poaching). The most sought after trees are hundreds of years old.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eusideroxylon_zwageri
nathancahill
on Oct 22, 2018
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Interesting. We have a different ironwood in northern Mexico,
Olneya tesota
. They are tiny in comparison, only used for little wood carvings.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olneya
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