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Table 2 Characteristics of tree/shrub species in the homegarden agroforestry systems of the study sites, southern and southwestern Ethiopia (n = 20)

From: Leaves litterfall and nutrient inputs from four multipurpose tree/shrub species of homegarden agroforestry systems

Parameters

Tree/shrub species

Cordia africana

Grevillea robusta

Erythrina brucei

Malvus sylvestris

Mean height (m)

17.55

12.72

23.19

4.03

Mean dbh (cm)

41.70

30.18

84.67

6.88

Crown area (m2)

56.22

30.51

127.43

6.97

Density (stems ha –1)

40.14

18.67

17.95

186.41

Mean age (years)

10.40

7.00

30.80

15.00