Can you give me some facts and tips on the Leucaena tree, which I am growing outside here in southern Texas?
Leucaena is the common name for Leucaena Leucocephala a tropical /subtropical fast growing tree with a wide variety of uses. Increasingly, foresters and farmers are exploring the potential of developing more acreage of this versatile tree. Under optimum growing conditions, Leucaena stands have yielded extraordinary amounts of wood, among the highest annual totals reported. Leucaena Also make quality forage and is responsible for some of the highest weight gain in livestock in the tropics. The tree is being hailed as a Miracle Plant, and rightly so To learn more about this versatile tree you can send for the well researched book “Leucaena-Promising forage and tree crop for the tropics”, published by the National Research Council 2101 Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C.
