How fast does Melia dubia grow and when can I harvest it for plywood?

Melia dubia (malabar neem) is one of the faster growing timber trees and is popular with the plywood and packing wood industry. Under good soil, water and management it can reach harvestable girth in about 5 to 8 years, much quicker than teak or mahogany. Plywood mills buy the logs by weight or girth. Per acre income is a wide range depending on survival, growth rate, log girth and the mill rate at sale, and you should not rely on the very high figures some nurseries quote. Use good clonal or quality seedling material, since growth varies hugely with planting stock. Spacing depends on your goal, closer for pulp and packing wood, wider for bigger plywood logs. Confirm buyer demand with local plywood units before planting a large area, and check your state transit pass rules for timber.