Table 1. List of mangrove trees species analyzed

No.	Species	Age (approximation)	Length of free branches (m)	Base diameter (cm)	Middle diameter (cm)	Top diameter (cm)
1	Avicennia alba Blume	16	3.6	11.5	7	6
2	Hisbiscus tiliaceus L.	25–35	2.45	14.5	11.75	10.75
3	Bruguiera gymnorhiza (L.) Lam.	25–35	2.63	22.5	20	16.5
4	Bruguiera cylindrica (L.) Blume	25–35	2.60	15	14.25	13.75
5	Sonneratia caseolaris (L.) Engl.	25–35	3	20	15.5	14.5
6	Sonneratia ovata Backer	25–35	2.52	12.5	10.5	9
7	Excoecaria agallocha L.	25–35	2.5	22	18	16