Database on artificial forests in the tropics
ID: West Java_Swietenia spp-4
1. General information        
     
Date of the investigation
(yy/mm)
: August, 2002 Plantation area
(ha)
: 30.4
Plantation name : Kecepot block Tree species : Swietenia macrophylla
Region : West Java Family/Genus : Meliaceae - Swietenia
Altitude (m, asl) : 23 Diameter at breast height
Maximum (cm)
: 29.3
Latitude : 6°15'S Diameter at breast height
Minimum (cm)
: 17.5
Longitude : 107°52'E Diameter at breast height
Average (cm)
: 24.0
Planted year and month
(yy/mm)
: November, 1976 Tree height
Maximum (m)
: 16.5
Planted spacing
(m × m)
: 3 × 2 Tree height
Minimum (m)
: 12.0
Survaival rate of planted trees
(%)
: 80 Tree height
Average (m)
: 14.0
2. Site characteristics information        
     
Land tenure : Government Expenditure
(per ha)
: Rp565,945
Monthly temperature of the site
(°C)
: (min.: 28.0, max.: 32.0) Land preparation : Rp419,435
Monthly rainfall of the site
(mm)
: Dry season: 1 - 84
Wet season: 178 - 395
Planting stock cost : Rp71,255
Dry season : - Maintenance cost : Rp75,255
Slope : - Potential area for planting
(ha)
: -
Soil type : Red Brown Margalit Damages : -
Soil texture : Heavy Remarks : Fruiting on July and August after ten years after planting
Soil pH : 6.0
Soil depth : Deep Vegetation and land utilization before planting : Grassland of Imperata sp.
Water level : < 50 cm
3. Seedling information        
     
Seedling : Seed Size of planting hole (cm) : As large as seed
Provenance : - Fertilization : -
Potted : - Weeding : Taungya system
Stock period : Direct planting of seed Supplement planting : 20% (one year after planting)
10% (two years after planting)
Pot type/size : - Thining : Every three years
Forest crown type : Single story Prevention : -
Forest floor vegetation : Scanty (10 - 33%)
4. Biomass information        
     
BA (m2 ha-1) : - Stem volume (m3 ha-1) : -
Age (year) : - With bark : -
Actual density (trees ha-1) : - Without bark : -
Biomass (Mg ha-1) : -
Stem : -
Bark : -
Branch : -
Leaf : -
Root : -
Above ground : -