A little
about Albizia is a tree from Famili Fabaceae, is a shade trees and timber which
is spread naturally in India, Southeast Asia, southern China, and Indonesia.
In
Indonesia, this tree is known as the Sengon. Sengon tree produces mild to
somewhat lighter wood. This wood is not attacked by termites ground,
because of the content of extractive substances in the wood.
Growth
records of this Albizia on good soil and high rainfall are as much as 7m in
height in little more than a year, 13-18m in 3 years, 21m in 4 years and 30m in
9-10 years. Then growth slows to a maximum of 45m and short life of about 25
years. The most vigorous trees increased in trunk diameter about 5-7cm per
year. The trees coppice vigorously and can be harvested in plantations on an 8
year cycle from coppice growth. They are shallow-rooted and very susceptible to
uprooting and breakage of branches by typhoons.
