The other day the municipality decide to cut this tree from a residential area. So I went to to get the log. Actually this log is hard and heavy I have to get 7 people to get it on the saw mill bed. Actually the name of this wood called PITHECELLOBIUM DULCE this is what I have found, but do not know what is called in US. It grows in Far East and Africa and Middle East and South America but do not know if it grows in US. It has small fruit and it is very tasty and sweet. To get the fruit you have to wait until March April and May this is the best time pick up the fruits.
I have milled this tree and it is heavy slabs so I placed them in the kiln for
drying. My question what this tree called?
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Pithecellobium dulce is a species of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to Mexico, Central America, and northern South America.[2] It is introduced and extensively naturalised in the Caribbean, Florida, Guam and Southeast Asia like Philippines. It is considered an invasive species in Hawaii.
It is known by the name "Madras thorn", but it is not native to Madras. The name "Manila tamarind" is misleading, since it is neither closely related to tamarind, nor native to Manila. It is called "seema chintakaya" in Telugu. The name "monkeypod" is more commonly used for the rain tree (Albizia saman). Other names include blackbead, sweet Inga,[2] cuauhmochitl (Nahuatl), guamúchil / cuamúchil / huamúchil (Mexico, Spanish), guamá americano (Puerto Rico),ផ្លែអំពិលទឹក(Plaeh umpel tek) (Khmer), Makham thet Thai: มะขามเทศ,ʻopiuma (Hawaiian), kamachile (Filipino),[3] கோணக்காய்/ கோன புளியங்கா/ கொடுக்காப்புளி kodukkappuli (Tamil), ದೊರ ಹುಣಸೆ/ಸೀಮೆ ಹುಣಸೆ dora hunase or seeme hunase (Kannada), વિલાયતી આંબલી vilayati ambli (Gujarati), जंगल जलेबी jungle jalebi or ganga imli (Hindi), তেঁতুল tetul (Bengali), seeme hunase (Kannada), विलायती चिंच vilayati chinch (Marathi) and సీమ చింత seema chinta (Telugu).
Hello my freind. Once again I am working near to your home. I am now working in Saudi Arabia. perhaps at some point I can manage to visit you again.
I'm very familiar with regional trees and wood but this is nowhere near me. However, if this is same monkey pod wood that is in Hawaii it is a very pretty wood. I wish a could have brought a few logs back on the plane. :D