Evaluasi Kesesuaian Lahan Tanaman Hutan untuk Dibudidayakan di Lahan Kemenyan Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara

Abstract

Frankincense (kemenyan) is a forest plant that grows naturally in Tapanuli Utara Regency. This study aimed to evaluate the actual and potential land suitability classes in forest plants and map the actual and potential land suitability classes in several sub-districts in Tapanuli Utara Regency. This research is located in Adian Koting Village, Pansur Napitu Village, and Simasom Village. This study used the matching method between land characteristics and forest plant criteria. The results showed that the actual land suitability of petai (Parkia speciosa), durian (Durio zibethinus), duku (Lansium domesticum), rubber (Hevea brassiliensis), arabica coffee (Coffea arabica), robusta coffee (Coffea canaphora), gambier (Uncaria gambir Roxb.), pine (Pinus merkusii), sengon (Albizia falcataria), and rasamala (Altingia excelsa) was marginally suitable (S3). If improvements are made, then the potential land suitability class for pine (Pinus merkusii), sengon (Albizia falcataria), damar (Agathis loranthifolia), rasamala (Altingia excelsa), and gambier (Uncaria gambir Roxb.) is moderately suitable (S2) while petai (Parkia speciosa), durian (Durio zibethinus), duku (Lansium domesticum), rubber (Hevea brassiliensis), arabica coffee (Coffea arabika), and robusta coffee (Coffea canaphora) are marginally suitable (S3).