Database on artificial forests in the tropics
ID: South Sumatra-5
1. General information        
     
Date of the investigation
(yy/mm)
: September, 2001 Plantation area
(ha)
: 50.0
Plantation name : - Tree species : Swietenia macrophylla
Region : South Sumatra Family/Genus : Meliaceae - Swietenia
Altitude (m, asl) : - Diameter at breast height
Maximum (cm)
: 44.6
Latitude : - Diameter at breast height
Minimum (cm)
: 0.7
Longitude : - Diameter at breast height
Average (cm)
: 17.6
Planted year and month
(yy/mm)
: December, 1980 Tree height
Maximum (m)
: -
Planted spacing
(m × m)
: 1.5 × 4 Tree height
Minimum (m)
: -
Survaival rate of planted trees
(%)
: 77 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 : -
Soil depth : - Vegetation and land utilization before planting : Grassland
Water level : -
3. Seedling information        
     
Seedling : Seedling Size of planting hole (cm) : 30 × 30 × 30
Provenance : - Fertilization : -
Potted : Potted Weeding : -
Stock period : Three months
(Until growth on 30 cm high)
Supplement planting : Every three months
Pot type/size : Pollybag
(diameter: 12 cm, height: 14 cm)
Thining : Three times on second year after planting
Forest crown type : Monoculture Prevention : Two times on third year after planting
Forest floor vegetation : -
4. Biomass information        
     
BA (m2 ha-1) : 43.9 Stem volume (m3 ha-1) :  
Age (year) : 20 With bark : 368.6
Actual density (trees ha-1) : 1,283 Without bark : 313.3
Biomass (Mg ha-1) : 342.5
Stem : 162.9
Bark : 24.1
Branch : 74.0
Leaf : 8.2
Root : 73.3
Above ground : 269.2