Utilization System of Sandalwood in Aceh Besar and Pidie Districts

Abstract

The utilization of sandalwood is a series of activities to utilize and seek sandalwood, including: managing of sandalwood trees and sandalwood processing. This study aims to evaluating the utilization of sandalwood in Aceh as a unified system. Sandalwood trees management analyzed based on structures of the trees, management techniques and utilization rates of sandalwood. Analysis of the physical characteristics of wood and the proportion of santalol compounds are used for the purpose of sandalwood processing. The results of the study indicate that sandalwood management has not been carried out sustainably with the structure of the sandalwood trees dominated by young trees, no cultivation activities and low harvesting efficiency with harvesting method using tree lenght logging plus root. Processing of sandalwood for the purposes of woodcrafts and sandalwood essential oils that meets quality standards comes from the trees with a proportion of terrace wood above 48.53% with diameter (dbh) 15 cm.