African Blackwood: World’s most expensive tree and benefits of its cultivation

New Delhi. If you have a village or city anywhere, and you are a patience person, then today the tree we are going to tell you about the long term investment will be the perfect choice. It is considered the most expensive tree in the world. We are talking about African Blackwood. The wood of this tree is used in making expensive furniture and musical instruments. It is very strong, due to which its demand is very high in making high and wooden products.

But it takes a lot of time to produce trees of this plant, so no one grows it quickly. Not only this, where it is gardening, there is a lot of money for its safety, because like sandalwood, it also has a lot of black marketing. For these reasons, no one thinks about growing it early. Let’s know about this tree in detail.

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African Blackwood, also known as Dalbergia Melanoxylon, is found naturally in countries in East Africa such as Tanzania, Mozambik and Kenya. The wood of this tree is very dense, strong and durable and its dark black or black-brown color makes it different from the rest of the wood. African Blackwood is mainly used to make high quality musical instruments such as clarinet, flute, obo and basoon. Its sound quality is so good that it is also called musical wood. Apart from this, it is also used in making expensive furniture, luxury jewels, sculptures and decorative items. This wood is considered extremely expensive due to its strength, fine finish and prolonged ability to last long.

Status and price of African Blackwood in India

African Blackwood is not found naturally in India. Some research institutes and selected private nurseries have grown experimentally, but there is no large -scale cultivation. Its cultivation requires special kind of hot and dry climate, low rainfall and special soil which is found in African areas. The small plant of African Blackwood in India can be available from about Rs 1000 to Rs 5,000, but the availability is very limited. The price of wood from a mature tree (which takes 50-60 years to get ready) goes from about Rs 8 lakh to Rs 12 lakh per cubic meter in the international market. 1 cubic meter wood means 1 meter, long, wide and thick. The price of this entire tree can be Rs 7-8 crore. If you have to import it in India, then the cost increases even more, because it also adds heavy custom duty and logistics expenses.

Why is it so expensive?