This is the well-known fruit-tree which is common throughout Asia, and is to be found in South America. The wood is cut up into planks, and used for a variety of purposes in India. It varies in quality, but the wood of full-grown trees, when thoroughly seasoned, makes excellent timber. It is durable in dry situations, but decays rapidly when exposed to the weather, or immersed in water. Worms and the white ant attack it with avidity.

The Mango wood is strong and very light, a cubic foot weighing about 41 lbs.

The cohesive force of a square inch is 7700 lbs., and the transverse strength of a piece 1 foot long between the supports and 1 inch square, is 560 lbs., applied in the middle.