The species names for Casuarina equisetifolia and Acacia sp. are misspelled in the Discussion section.
The last row of Table 6 is incorrect. Please see the corrected table below.
Table 6. Recommended design for smallholder tree plantations in Leyte, Philippines based on performance of Rainforestation Farming plantations.
| Product | Time of thinning (yrs) | Number of species | Density (trees/ha) | Typical species |
| Firewood | 6-10 | 3-5 | 450 | Gmelina (Gmelina arborea) |
| Bagalunga (Melia dubia) | ||||
| Ipil-Ipil (Leucaena laucocephala) | ||||
| Raintree (Samanea saman) | ||||
| Mt agoho (Gymnostoma rumphianum) | ||||
| Agoho (Casuarina equisetifolia) | ||||
| Thailand acacia (Senna siamea) | ||||
| Pole | 8-12 | 2-3 | 200 | Gmelina (Gmelina arborea) |
| Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) | ||||
| Kalumpit (Terminalia macrocarpa) | ||||
| Dao (Dracontamelon dao) | ||||
| Narra (Pterocarpusindicus) | ||||
| Mt agoho (Gymnostoma rumphianum) | ||||
| Fast-growing timber | 14-18 | 3-5 | 250 | Gmelina (Gmelina arborea) |
| Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) | ||||
| Teak (Tectona grandis) | ||||
| Mayapis (Shorea palosapis) | ||||
| White lauan (Shorea contorta) | ||||
| Almaciga (Agathis philippinensis) | ||||
| Tangeli (Shorea polysperma) | ||||
| Bagtikan (Parashorea plicata) | ||||
| Slower-growing timber | > 20 | 3-10 | 200 | Yakal saplungan (Hopea plagata) |
| Yakal kaliot (Hopea malibato) | ||||
| Malakawayan (Podocarpus rumphii) | ||||
| Molave (Vitex parviflora) | ||||
| Narra (Pterocarpus indicus) | ||||
| Malapanau (Dipterocarpus kerrii) | ||||
| Tangeli (Shorea polysperma) | ||||
| Apitong (Dipterocarp grandiflorus) | ||||
| Apitong hagakhak (Dipterocarpus kunstleri) | ||||
| Dalingdingan (Hopea dalingdingan) | ||||
| Red lauan (Shorea negrosensis) | ||||
| Bitanghol (Calophyllum blancoi) | ||||
| Bitanghol sibat (Calophyllum lancifolium) | ||||
| Total | 11-23 | 1100 | ||
| Fruit trees that could be planted on plantation margin | Durian (Durio zibethinus), Mango (Mangifera indica), Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum), Nangka (Artocarpus heterophyllus) |
Reference
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