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The massive, slow-growing, tree can reach up to 20 metres (66 ft) in height. Mature trees can have trunks of over a meter in diameter (However, this species is slow growing and was heavily harvested for timber in the past, so the largest specimens still remaining have trunks of only around
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and other parts of Asia, but now it was also used as a major exporter of goods back to London. While the most popular good from
Mauritius was sugar by far, the British did harvest a large portion of the ebony forests. The wood was presumably used for carving and decor in London.
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English ships, and slaves revolting commonly, the Dutch left the island in 1710.
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