mahogany tree in a sentence

Examples

1. They invested thousands of dollars importing rare tropical trees and shrubs, including the first schefflera ( umbrella trees ) and mahogany trees, to this country.
2. Ahead, among the miniature ferns and towering mahogany trees, are the footprints of a hoofed animal, the large prints of a stalking cat not far behind.
3. One species of true mahogany tree is found planted on the island at lower levels, and that is the small-leaved mahogany " Swietenia mahagoni ", Meliaceae.
4. Two years ago, a U . S . proposal to limit trade in products of the big leaf mahogany tree was defeated in a secret vote.
5. St . Lucia's 19, 000 acres ( 7, 700 hectares ) of rain forest is full of giant mahogany trees, orchids, birds of paradise and hot-pink anthuriums.
6. Since the 1970s, Brazil exported wood from some 1.5 million mahogany trees worth an estimate US $ 4 billion, today the tropical hardwood species is threatened with extinction.
7. Because no study has accompanied the forest regeneration over the 40 or 50 years a mahogany tree needs to grow to maturity, the efficacy of these practices remains unproven.
8. Since the 1970s, Brazil exported wood from some 1 . 5 million mahogany trees worth an estimate US $ 4 billion, today the tropical hardwood species is threatened with extinction.
9. In addition, new mahogany trees weren't being planted, because mahogany trees grow slowly; the rate of natural regrowth necessitated a large, long-term investment in tree farming, which was not made.
10. In addition, new mahogany trees weren't being planted, because mahogany trees grow slowly; the rate of natural regrowth necessitated a large, long-term investment in tree farming, which was not made.