Database on artificial forests in the tropics
ID: North Thailand_Tectona grandis-102
1. General information        
     
Date of the investigation : 1996 Plantation area
(ha)
: 146.08
Plantation name : ML_12, Mae Li Tree species : Tectona grandis
Region : Li, Lamphun Family/Genus : Verbenaceae - Tectona
Altitude : 510 Diameter at breast height
Maximum (cm)
: 25.2
Latitude : 17o 47' N Diameter at breast height
Minimum (cm)
: 3.5
Longitude : 98o 52' E Diameter at breast height
Average (cm)
: 15.1
Planted year and month : May, 1980 Tree height
Maximum (m)
: 13.55
Planted spacing
(m x m)
: 4 x 4 Tree height
Minimum (m)
: 3.11
Survaival rate of planted trees
(%)
: 94 Tree height
Average (m)
: 11.49
2. Site characteristics information        
     
Land tenure : Private Enterprise(FIO) Expenditure
(per ha)
: TB 48,874
Monthly temperature of the site
(oC)
: (average: 25.8) Land preparation : TB 15,250
Monthly rainfall of the site
(mm)
: (annual: 1,000) Planting stock cost : TB 10,500
Dry season : November - April Maintenance cost : TB 23,124
Slope : moderate Potential area for planting
(per ha)
: 146.08
Soil type : Granite derive Soil Complex : GrSC Damages : none
Soil texture : nda Remarks : 30-year rotation
Non thinning
Soil pH : 6.5
Soil depth : shallow Vegetation and land utilization before planting : Secondary Forest
Water level : low
3. Seedling information        
     
Seedling : Seedling Size of planting hole (cm) : 10 x 10 x 15
Provenance : Mae Moh Plantation Fertilization : 2 times in the first year
once/year until the sixth year
Potted : Stump Weeding : 3 times in the first 3 years
2 times in the forth and fifth year
Stock period : 1 year Supplement planting : after 3 months and the following year
Pot type/size : - Thining : 15th year (50% left), 20th year (35% left) & 25th year (25% left)
Forest crown type : single storied Prevention : 30-year fire protection
Forest floor vegetation : Scanty
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 : -