POTENSI DAN PEMANFAATAN POHON AREN (Arenga pinnata Merr) OLEH MASYARAKAT SEKITAR HUTAN PRODUKSI TERBATAS DESA TOLOWE PONRE WARU KECAMATAN WOLO KABUPATEN KOLAKA Potential and Used of Palm tree (Arenga Pinnata Merr) by Community Surrounding Limited Production Forest (HPT) Tolowe Ponre Waru Village Wolo Sub-district Kolaka District.

Rosmarlinasiah Rosmarlinasiah (Halu Oleo University)
Nurhayati Hadjar (Halu Oleo University)
Mursidin Lestari (Halu Oleo University)

Jurnal Celebica : Jurnal Kehutanan Indonesia
Vol 3, No 1 (2022): Jurnal Celebica : Jurnal Kehutanan Indonesia

The purpose of this study was to determine the potential of stands (Arenga pinnata Merr) in limited production forests (HPT) and find out the use of sugar palm (Arenga pinnata Merr) by rural communities around limited production forests (HPT). This research has been carried out in the Hamlet 5 of Tolowe Ponre Waru Village, Wolo Sub-district, Kolaka District. In January - February 2018, showing the potential of palm sugar (Arenga pinnata Merr) divided into 3 namely 189 adult stands, 32 stands and 547 saplings. While the use of sugar palm (Arenga pinnata Merr) in the Hamlet 5 of Tolowe Ponre Waru Village there are 37 of 62 households. The form of utilization is divided into 4 parts: 26 heads of households process the juice of sap into palm sugar, 7 heads of the family ferment the juice of nira into tuak and 4 heads of families process the palm leaves (Arenga pinnata Merr) into roofs and brooms. However, not all processed forms can be marketed, processed forms that can be marketed are palm sugar and palm wine, while processed forms that are not marketed are roofs and broom sticks used for household needs.Keywords: Potency, Utilization, Aren (Arenga pinnata Merr).