This work was carried out at Itambé Experimental Station, in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil, to study biomass and nutrient distribution in stands of Mimosa caesalpiniaefolia Benth. Two stands with similar soil and topographical conditions were studied, involving plants eight and eleven years old, at 3.0 x 3.0 m and 4.5 x 4.5 m spacing, respectively. The biomass of each tree component was determined. Samples of leaves, branches, bark and stem were collected and chemically analyzed. Total biomass was 66.22 and 80.78 t/ha in stands I and II, respectively. Biomass distribution in stands I and II was: branches (44.99 and 53.40%), wood (51.53 and 44.58%), bark (2.39 and 1.40%) and leaves (1.10 and 0.62%). Nutrients of the components for both stands showed the following concentration trend: Nitrogen > Calcium > Potassium > Magnesium > Sulfur > Phosphorus.
Mineral nutrition; above ground components and Sabiá
