• About
  • Our Work
  • Join
  • Partner
  • Media
EMAIL SUBSCRIBE
DONATE
SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER

Sign-up for monthly updates on Winrock's work around the world.

Agroforestry uses of nitrogen fixing trees and shrubs known to tolerate acid soils

Agroforestry uses of nitrogen fixing trees known to tolerate acid soils (pH 5.5 or less). The uses are living fence (LF), windbreak (WB), alley cropping (AC), fodder bank (FB), pasture improvement (PI), home garden (HG), shade for perennial crops (SP), fuelwood and timber production (WT), improved fallow (IF), and ornamental (OR). “X” denotes that the species has actually been used for the purpose designated; “P” denotes that the species has potential for such a use.

Species LF WB AC FB PI HG SP WT IF OR
Acacia aneura X X X
Acacia angustissima P P P P P P X
Acacia auriculiformis X X X X
Acacia koa X P X X
Acacia holosericea X P X X
Acacia mangium X X
Acacia mearnsii X X X P
Acacia melanoxylon X X X
Albizia lebbeck X P P X X X X
Albizia saman X X X P X
Alnus acuminata X X X X P X
Alnus glutinosa X X P
Calliandra calothyrsus X X X X X X X X
Casuarina cunninghamiana P X X X
Casuarina junghuhniana P X X X
Casuarina sumatrana X X X
Cedrelinga catenaeformis P P X
Chamaecytisus palmensis X X X X X
Dalbergia nigra X P X
Desmodium gyroides P X X
Desmodium intortum P X X
Desmodium nicaraguense P X X
Desmodium velutinum P X X
Enterolobium cyclocarpum P X X P
Erythrina abyssinica X X X P X
Erythrina berteroana X X P X P X X
Erythrina fusca X X P X P X
Erythrina variegata X X P P P X X
Flemingia macrophylla X P X
Gliricidia sepium X X X X X X X X X
Inga edulis P X X X P P
Leucaena leucocephala X
 L. diversifolia hybrids
P P P P P P
Mimosa scabrella X X P X X X X
Paraserianthes falcataria P P X X P X
Pithecellobium dulce X X X X
Pterocarpus indicus P X X
Robinia pseudoacacia X P X X X X
Stryphnodendron excelsum P P P

Source: Powell, M.H. and J.C. Weber. 1996. Selecting Nitrogen Fixing Trees for Acid Soils. In: M.H. Powell (ed) Nitrogen Fixing Trees for Acid Soils – A Field Manual. Winrock International, Morrilton (AR), USA. p. 11.

  • FACT Net: A Lasting Impact
  • FACT Net: Resources

204 E 4th Street | North Little Rock, Arkansas 72114

ph +1 501 280 3000 | fx +1 501 280 3090

2451 Crystal Drive, Suite 700 | Arlington, Virginia 22202

ph +1 703 302 6500 | fx +1 703 302 6512

  • Contact
  • E-News Signup
  • Low Bandwidth
  • Code of Conduct
  • Winrock Privacy Statement
  • Site Map
  • Terms of Use
Copyright © 2015- Winrock International
DEV ENVIRONMENT