Database on artificial forests in the tropics
ID: West Java_Swietenia spp-3
1. General information        
     
Date of the investigation
(yy/mm)
:   Plantation area
(ha)
: 1.0
Plantation name : Barugbug block Tree species : Swietenia macrophylla
Region : West Java Family/Genus : Meliaceae - Swietenia
Altitude (m, asl) : 170 Diameter at breast height
Maximum (cm)
: 37.0
Latitude : 7°40'S Diameter at breast height
Minimum (cm)
: 13.0
Longitude : 108°20'E Diameter at breast height
Average (cm)
: 19.9
Planted year and month
(yy/mm)
: November, 1992 Tree height
Maximum (m)
: 21.8
Planted spacing
(m × m)
: 3 × 2 Tree height
Minimum (m)
: 9.2
Survaival rate of planted trees
(%)
: 80 Tree height
Average (m)
: 14.9
2. Site characteristics information        
     
Land tenure : Private Expenditure
(per ha)
: Rp2,353,263
Monthly temperature of the site
(°C)
: (min.: 20.0, max.: 30.0) Land preparation : Rp833,000
Monthly rainfall of the site
(mm)
: 114 Planting stock cost : Rp162,263
Dry season : - Maintenance cost : Rp1,358,000
Slope : - Potential area for planting
(ha)
: 10
Soil type : Red Yellow Podsolic Damages : -
Soil texture : Clay loam Remarks : Flowering: March
Fruiting: August
Soil pH : 4.5 - 5.5
Soil depth : 30 - 50 cm Vegetation and land utilization before planting : Cassava ans coconut
Water level : > 1 m
3. Seedling information        
     
Seedling : - Size of planting hole (cm) : 40 × 40 × 40
Provenance : West Java Fertilization : -
Potted : - Weeding : First year after planting
Stock period : One year
(Until growth on 50 - 100 cm high)
Supplement planting : 20% (three months after planting)
Pot type/size : - Thining : 25% (three years after planting)
25% (five years after planting)
Forest crown type : Mixed Prevention : Against stem borer
Forest floor vegetation : Rare (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 : -