Database on artificial forests in the tropics
ID: South Sumatra-1
1. General information        
     
Date of the investigation
(yy/mm)
: September, 2001 Plantation area
(ha)
: 5.0
Plantation name : - Tree species : Acacia mangium
Region : South Sumatra Family/Genus : Leguminosae - Acacia
Altitude (m, asl) : 90 Diameter at breast height
Maximum (cm)
: 27.2
Latitude : - Diameter at breast height
Minimum (cm)
: 11.5
Longitude : - Diameter at breast height
Average (cm)
: 19.5
Planted year and month
(yy/mm)
: September, 1995 Tree height
Maximum (m)
: -
Planted spacing
(m × m)
: 2.5 × 4 Tree height
Minimum (m)
: -
Survaival rate of planted trees
(%)
: 82 Tree height
Average (m)
: -
2. Site characteristics information        
     
Land tenure : - Expenditure
(per ha)
: -
Monthly temperature of the site
(°C)
: - Land preparation : -
Monthly rainfall of the site
(mm)
: - Planting stock cost : -
Dry season : - Maintenance cost
(per  ha per six months)
: -
Slope : - Potential area for planting
(ha)
: -
Soil type : - Damages : -
Soil texture : - Remarks : -
Soil pH : 4.5 - 5.0
Soil depth : - Vegetation and land utilization before planting : Grassland
Water level : -
3. Seedling information        
     
Seedling : Seedling Size of planting hole (cm) : 20 × 20 × 20
Provenance : PNG Fertilization : -
Potted : Potted Weeding : One time aftet planting
Stock period : Two months Supplement planting : One time (one month later) after planting
Pot type/size : Pollybag
(diameter: 4 cm, height: 10 cm)
Thining : -
Forest crown type : Monoculture Prevention : -
Forest floor vegetation : -
4. Biomass information        
     
BA (m2 ha-1) : 25.5 Stem volume (m3 ha-1) :  
Age (year) : 6 With bark : 246.7
Actual density (trees ha-1) : 822 Without bark : 209.7
Biomass (Mg ha-1) : 163.7
Stem : 91.4
Bark : 15.0
Branch : 29.4
Leaf : 6.3
Root : 21.6
Above ground : 142.2