BIOMASS TABLES FOR COMMON <em>LEUCAENA</em> <em>LEUCOCEPHALA</em> TOOLS FOR STAND MANAGEMENT

Abstract

Stands of common varieties of the multi-purpose, nitrogen-fixing tree species Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit (leucaena) are underutilized in Asia and the Pacific. These stands could be managed as sources of fiber and fodder if the quantities of useable wood and foliage could be easily estimated. Trees from mature, natural stands of common leucaena on the islands of Guam, Saipan and Oahu were measured and the data fit to equations for total tree weight, wood weight and foliage weight. Weight tables are provided as management tools for determining the amounts of wood and foliage present in common leucaena stands.