Characterization of wood from Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum Huber 3 Ducke trees from a multi-stratified agroforestry system established in the Amazon rainforest Adriano Reis Prazeres Mascarenhas . Marta Silvana Volpato Sccoti . Rafael Rodolfo de Melo . Fernando Luiz de Oliveira Corre ˆa . Emanuel Fernando Maia de Souza . Alexandre Santos Pimenta Received: 3 March 2020 / Accepted: 21 November 2020 / Published online: 21 February 2021 Ó The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V. part of Springer Nature 2021 Abstract In response to the challenge of harmoniz- ing agricultural production with sustainable environ- mental management, setting up of agroforestry systems (AFSs) is an appealing alternative that combines crops and wood production with ecosystem services. In this context, Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum Huber 9 Ducke (parica ´) has shown good silvicultural performance in AFSs. Nevertheless, the properties of its wood when grown in AFSs are not widely reported in the literature. The present study aimed to characterize parica ´ wood regarding its technological characteristics and industrial applica- tions. Wood was obtained from a multi-stratified AFS in midwestern Rondo ˆnia state, northern Brazil. The AFS is composed of perennial crops and forest species cultivated in double rows with spacing of 5.0 m 9 2.5 m. Experimental results showed parica ´ wood had low extractives content and density along with good dimensional stability. However, the wood’s mechanical performance was similar to that observed in material from pure plantations and pristine forests. Specific strength was similar to wood species with higher basic densities. Parica ´ wood reached the minimum requirements for structural uses and had suitable characteristics to be employed to produce engineered wood panels. Keywords Parica ´ wood Á Wood quality assessment Á Chemical composition Á Physical properties Á Mechanical properties Á Agroforestry system Introduction Strategies to harmonize agricultural systems with natural ecosystems are recurrently discussed as part of environmental management plans worldwide. In Brazil, this subject has been addressed with increasing interest to prevent losses of biodiversity of the Amazon rainforest, which is subject to serious A. R. P. Mascarenhas Á M. S. V. Sccoti Á E. F. M. de Souza Department of Forest Engineering, Federal University of Rondo ˆnia - UNIR, Av. Norte Sul, Nova Morada, Rolim de Moura, RO CEP 76940-000, Brazil e-mail: adriano.mascarenhas@unir.br R. R. de Melo Agricultural Sciences Center, Federal University of the Semiarid - UFERSA, Av. Francisco Mota, 572 Costa e Silva, Mossoro ´, RN CEP 59625-900, Brazil e-mail: rafael.melo@ufersa.edu.br F. L. de Oliveira Corre ˆa Office for Development of the Cocoa Region of the State of Rondo ˆnia, Executive Commission for the Cocoa Crop Plan – CEPLAC, BR - 364, km 325, Ouro Preto do Oeste, RO CEP 35400-000, Brazil A. S. Pimenta (&) Agricultural Sciences Academic Unit, Forest Engineering Department, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte - UFRN, RN-160, Km 03, District of Jundiaı ´, Macaı ´ba, RN CEP 59280-000, Brazil e-mail: aspimenta@ufrnet.br 123 Agroforest Syst (2021) 95:475–486 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-020-00576-5