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Chrispy

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Here is a picture I found on the web so may of course be tosh but assuming it's genuine can you name that wood (behind that man)


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Well I really thought that was going to be more of a challenge than that! Yes bubinga, I never knew that it grew that size.
 
Otto":3u445i1t said:
Giant cherry. Produces fruit the size of a beachball.

Giant orange used to grow around here years ago but all got used up as moon bouncers :lol:
 
I'm pretty sure it's Mahogany, and might associated with a legendary tree in Honduras. I remember a story circulating about an extremely large mahogany tree that was felled but at the time couldn't be retrieved from the bush. Couple decades later some guy went looking for the rumoured tree and was able to get it out. I've seen a few planks go up for sale over the decades that are attributed to that legendary tree.
 
marcros":10ahj0ym said:
it is a big tree, but isnt that unusually so is it. 3ft across, maybe a bit more.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=bubin ... 66&bih=643

there are a few others on there that look similar in size.

I dunno so much. The distance between fingertips of a man's outstretched arms, is roughly equal to his height. So looking at that guy, I'd say he was a six footer? Would he be longer than the plank is wide? Difficult. But it's a big plank for sure. In fact, at first glance it looks like an 8 x 4 sheet? :D
 
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