PRODUCTIVIDAD DE LINDERO MADERABLE DE Cedrela odorata 1

Productivity of Cedrela odorata living fences. Timber production was measured in living fences planted in 1980 with Cedrela odorata trees, with a plating distance of 17 m between trees and under no subsequent management. Attacks by the stem borer of the Meliaceae (Hypsilla grandella Zeller) were evident in the bifurcation commonly observed in most trees. The srudy was conducted at CIC-JAP La Fe, Ilama, Santa Barbara at 750 m elev., 14° 59’ N and 88° 31’ W, with an annual rainfall of 2.800 mm y-1. Soils are highly fertile with high exchangable bases content, organic matter and micronutrients, withouth pH problems and a slope that varies from 10 to 20%. The trees benefited from weed control and fertilization of the coffee plantation to which they grew associated. Average IMA height and diameter of trees were 1.09 m and 3.77 cm, resoectively, which are considered high and represent an average of 20 y., an a production of 35.164 wood feet and an income of Lps of 316.476,00 at 386.804,00 as wood price on the farm (Lps 9.00 a 11,00 wood feet), which constitutes extra income that does not affect coffee production and takes advante of the internal roads in the farm.