Growth Analysis of Acacia Mangium Plantation in Southeast Asia

Abstract

Acacia species have been widely planted for the purpose of industrial plantations in Southeast Asia. Among them, Acacia mangium was planted as one of promising fast-growing tree species in a large scale area not only for industrial use, but also for remediation of forest degradation in tropics. Recent experiments show basic conditions for successful plantation of Acacia mangium in tropics as well as the silvicultural treatments. From a viewpoint of CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) on plantation projects for global warming prevention, Acacia mangium plantation is expected to have efficient and profitable results by constructing the pulp-chip and log production system. In this paper, the growth characteristics of Acacia mangium in Peninsular Malaysia is discussed. Case studies on Acacia mangium plantations in Peninsular Malaysia are also conducted in order to analyze the growth performance of Acacia mangium and construct a growth model and yield table for Acacia mangium.