Description and Uses
Pterocarpus lucens (Barwood) is a
tropical
tree from
North Africa . It is mainly grown for its
timber crops
, which have a
short shelf life. The crop is harvested by
hand picking. It starts flowering after
5 -
9 years. The yield will be
0.1, but in its top season there will be a yield of
1.5. Other crop types include;
fuel, fodder, edible leave shoot, timber, ornamental, . The
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tree's
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tree's wood is called
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820 -
920 kg/m³. Regarding firewood production the
tree's growing speed is
slow, it's energetic value is
4800 ckal/kg and the wood's drying speed is
medium. After
40 years the
tree can be totally removed as it reached its commercial and ecological goal.
Pterocarpus lucens has a lifespan of
60 years.
Environmental limitations
The tree is
4 meters tall with a crown of
3 meters wide. The
tree prefers a planting distance of
300 cm and a row distance of
300 cm. It is
slow growing and
intolerant to shade.
Pterocarpus lucens has a
shallow root-system and it has symbiotic associations with the
fungi
(endo-mycorrhiza). It is
able to fix nitrogen moderately with
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tree's flower-morphology is
uni-sexual and is pollinated by
bees.
Pterocarpus lucens is
deciduous in dry season and
not allelopathic and has
no thorns.
Pterocarpus lucens thrives in an altitude of
0 to
3000 meters above sea-level
(tropical). The minimum temperature is
5°C; optimally between
15 -
27°C. The optimal rainfall is
650
mm/year. Without irrigation the annual rainfall should be between
300 -
700mm (L/m²). The optimal soil-pH is between
6.0 -
8.0 in a soil texture of
gravel. To salt it is
a bit tolerant to wind
tolerant and to fire
tolerant.
Pests and Diseases
Pterocarpus lucens is susceptible to the following pests:
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Seed Propagation
Seeds are
orthodox and can be stored for
12 months. There are approximative
1250
seeds/kg. The seeds can be propagated as followed:
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