Lumber Potential of Tropical Species in a Mixed Plantation:Assessment at 50 Months

• Published in: Floresta e ambiente Vol. 28; no. 3
• Main Authors: Junqueira, Amanda Arantes, Santos, Glaycianne Christine Vieira dos, Neves Junior, Osmar de Freitas, Silva, Carlos Eduardo Silveira da, Batista, Djeison Cesar, Carvalho, Alexandre Monteiro de
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Instituto de Florestas da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro 01.01.2021; Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
• Subjects: dendrometric characteristics; log quality; lumber yield; PLANT SCIENCES; young trees; young trees; log quality; lumber yield; dendrometric characteristics
• ISSN: 2179-8087; 2179-8087
• DOI: 10.1590/2179-8087-floram-2021-0012

Abstract The use of tropical species in forest plantations is an alternative to supply the demand of good quality wood. However, information regarding the performance of planted tropical species is scarce. The aim of this study was to provide an assessment of the lumber potential of Cariniana legalis (“jequitibá-rosa”), Zeyheria tuberculosa (“ipê-felpudo”) and Cordia trichotoma (“louro-pardo”) in a forest plantation. Three trees per species were sampled at age of 50 months, planted in a mixed stand with 2 x 4 m spacing in Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil. We assessed characteristics of the trees, the logs, lumber yield, and partial volumetric shrinkage of wood. Total volumetric shrinkage of ipê-felpudo, jequitibá-rosa and louro-pardo would be around 12.80%, 13.40% and 11.58%, respectively. Among the three species analyzed, louro-pardo had the best performance, followed by ipê-felpudo, while jequitibá-rosa had the worst performance. All species had good performance regarding log quality and dimensional stability of wood.