[Terrapreta] Tons of dry mass production per ha/ y

[ch braun]

Dear Nikolaus,

Where precisely is your forest located?
What are you using all this biomass for?

Sincerely yours,
Christelle

On 9/24/07, Nikolaus Foidl <nfoidl at desa.com.bo> wrote:
>
>
> Dear Brian!
>
> I am growing a forest like a grass since years ( Moringa oleifera) I have
> to
> confess in very high density ( 1 million trees per ha) and cut this forest
> every 35 days!! Down to 20 cm high and let it re grow.With ten cuttings a
> year I manage in very good soils and with good fertilizer and good
> quantity
> of sun shine hours a biomass production of around 98 to 105 tons of dry
> matter per ha and year. No grass comes even close to it.
> So forests win.
> Best regards Nikolaus
>
>
>
>
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