What kind of growing environment is suitable for small-leaf red sandalwood?

Introduction to small-leaf red sandalwood

Sandalwood red sandalwood is mostly produced in tropical and subtropical primeval forests, with Indian red sandalwood being the best. It is often said that of ten red sandalwood trees, nine are hollow; the largest red sandalwood log is only about 20 cm in diameter, so its preciousness can well be imagined.

Red sandalwood is hard in texture, and its color varies widely from deep black to red, with fine dense grain. There are many kinds of red sandalwood; red sandalwood grows slowly, forming only one growth ring in 5 years, and needs more than 800 years to mature. Its hardness ranks first among woods, and it is called the "wood of emperors", beyond the compare of ordinary woods.

After polishing, the wood is extremely oily, with a luster like rhino horn, and has fine, beautiful, vivid ox-hair grain. Its color is deep purple or black purple, deep and steady, making it a very excellent material for making furniture.

In the early Qing Dynasty, red sandalwood furniture was almost monopolized by the imperial court, and the Ministry of Revenue specially set up purchasing points in South Asia and Southeast Asia to procure red sandalwood for the court. After the reform and opening up, as everyone's income increased and life improved, liking classical traditional furniture gradually became a fashion.

Red sandalwood furniture became the darling of the middle class for use and collection. Market demand grew day by day, and in addition, red sandalwood was about to be listed for environmental protection, with logging prohibited, and would enter the same protected category as ivory and rhino horn.

Relevant countries also strictly control exports. Therefore, the price of red sandalwood rose rapidly, increasing more than tenfold compared with five years ago, and the current market price has exceeded one million yuan per ton.