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Tree Identification. Bark. Honduran Mahogany. Swietenia Mahogani

Honduran Mahogany is native to the Caribbean region and extreme southern part of Florida. A fast growing semi evergreen tree, its bark is smooth and grey when young before becoming darker and browner as it ages. This image is of an older Honduran Mahogany where the bark typically becomes flaky and ridged.