GAWAD MANGKONO

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                    [Title] => Mangkono: RP’s  hardest wood
                    [Summary] => What is the hardest wood in the Philippines?


Asked this question, some instantaneously answer kamagong. Others volunteer molave or other forest tree species.


All are wrong.


The answer: mangkono (ever heard of it?)


Scientifically named Xanthostemon verdugonianus (Naves.), mangkono is regarded as "bakal na kahoy ng Pilipinas".


Consider: Cutting a mangkono  tree trunk with a diameter of 70 centimeters with a saw usually takes two to four days!


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Mangkono: RP’s hardest wood

April 4, 2004 - 12:00am

What is the hardest wood in the Philippines? Asked this question, some instantaneously answer kamagong. Others volunteer molave or other forest tree species. All are wrong. The answer: mangkono (ever heard of...

Agriculture