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Sengon (Paraserianthes falcataria) is a plant species
of wood that can be used for a variety of products and other benefits. Sengon
wood suitable for pulp, plywood (plywood). Sengon leaves can be used as animal
feed large and small livestock sengon Plants can be grown on the distribution
of climatic conditions are very broad, and can grow well almost everywhere.
Easy Sengon trees sprout again when cut down, even when burned. Sengon has long
been ogled by local farmers. Indonesia native trees from the ground is already
known to the public so even in Java. Since the government has to do sengonisasi
in order to rehabilitate degraded land, sengon increasingly popular almost
every area of Java
west to east Java sengon farmer. Starting
from 2000 to 2007.
Until at some pest outbreaks of disease affecting the crop sengon, sengon popularity has declined. The plague which was sengon "boktor" shaped like a caterpillar sago (small) and the like beetle (large). Boktor developments very quickly, causing farmers sengon overwhelmed in dealing with these pests. Sengon by boktor looks nice from the outside but the wood cambium has been exhausted / loss. Up to now boktor still can not be prevented and eradicated completely.
Therefore, in order to overcome the increase of farmers income sengon, one forestry professor IPB (Bogor Agricultural University) found a solution in the increase of raw materials ie furniture replacement sengon Jabon (Anthocepalus cadamba).
Plants belonging to Rubiaceae family is growing well
at an altitude of 0-1000 meters above sea level, on the type of clay, podzolic
brown and moist alluvial commonly found along the river that beraerasi good.
Jabon is a species of light (light-demanders) are rapidly growing. At the age
of 3 years to reach 9 m in diameter 11 cm. At the age of 5-6 years of the
circumference of the trunk can be 40 to 50 cm, diameter growth of between 5-10
cm / year. In the wild, the tree was found Jabon reach a height of 45 m with a
diameter of more than 100 cm. Canopy shape like an umbrella with a circular
system of ramification. The leaves are not dense. Straight cylindrical trunk and buttress with a very
good level of alignment. Branch-free trunk up to 60%, the branch will fall out
(self purning), creamy white color of the wood (bright yellow) to brown-reddish
pink. The wood is easily drained, easily nailed and glued, low decrease. It is likely utilized by the
Furniture Industry, Plywood / wood Plywood, matchstick, shoe pads, boards,
crates, paper materials are substitutes sengon class. Tree at age 5
years to harvest.
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