Leucaena Diversifolia

This is a medium- sized tree, often growing 10 to 20 m in height and 10 to 40 cm in diameter. It grows in deep, free-draining soils of mildly acid reaction. It requires 1,500-3,500 mm of annual rainfall in preferably high altitude regions with very short dry seasons mainly 1
to 3 months.
It has a protein concentrations range from 25-32 per cent.The higher tannin content of the foliage can increase bypass protein, which is important to livestock, because the protein is protected from degradation in the rumen, but available for absorption in the small intestine, which is metabolically efficient. The plant can provide fodder for up to 10 years. Cows, goats, sheep and rabbits require 5-8 kilos a day for tender meat and increased milk production of between 1 and three litres a day.