Database on artificial forests in the tropics
ID: Sabah_Acacia spp-15
1. General information        
     
Date of the investigation
(yy/mm)
: July, 2002 Plantation area
(ha)
: 54.0
Plantation name : Kg Mantanau Kota Belud Tree species : Acacia mangium
Region : Kg Mantanau Kota Belud Sabah Family/Genus : Leguminosae - Acacia
Altitude (m, asl) : 75 Diameter at breast height
Maximum (cm)
: 38.5
Latitude : 6°30'70''N Diameter at breast height
Minimum (cm)
: 19.2
Longitude : 116°34'71''E Diameter at breast height
Average (cm)
: 28.1
Planted year and month
(yy/mm)
: June, 1984 Tree height
Maximum (m)
: 26.8
Planted spacing
(m × m)
: 3 × 3 Tree height
Minimum (m)
: 18.6
Survaival rate of planted trees
(%)
: 39 Tree height
Average (m)
: 24.2
2. Site characteristics information        
     
Land tenure : Government (SAFODA) Expenditure
(per ha)
: R2,000
Monthly temperature of the site
(°C)
: (min.: 24.0, max.: 31.0) Land preparation : R15
Monthly rainfall of the site
(mm)
: (annual: 2,700) Planting stock cost : R0.4 per tree
Dry season : February - March Maintenance cost : R60
Slope : 6 - 13% Potential area for planting
(ha)
: -
Soil type : Orthic acrisol Damages : Fire
Soil texture : Sandy clay loam Remarks : None
Soil pH : 4.4
Soil depth : Shallow Vegetation and land utilization before planting : Secondary forest
Water level : Low
3. Seedling information        
     
Seedling : Seedring Size of planting hole (cm) : Ø15 × 25
Provenance : - Fertilization : 50 g NPK per tree
Potted : Potted Weeding : Eight times for two years
Stock period : Two months (> 40 cm height)  Supplement planting : None
Pot type/size : Pot
(diameter: 7.6 cm, height: 20.3 cm)
Thining : None
Forest crown type : Single story Prevention : Firebreak construction
Forest floor vegetation : Sparse
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 : -