Acacia crassicarpa Benth. (Fabaceae) is a legume tree native to northern Queesland, Australia, southwestern Papua New Guinea and southeastern Irian Jaya, Indonesia (Harwood, 1992). It is a multipurpose species with various end-product uses, and the combination of rapid growth, ability to suppress weeds, and abundant Rhizobium nodulation have contributed to this tree being used successfully for soil improvement and land rehabilitation on a wide range of degraded sites (Doran et al., 1997). Additionally, A. crassicarpa brings characteristics of high pulp yield and high fibre quality, which makes this tree highly suited to use in large commercial plantations for pulpwood production in Southeast Asian countries (Griffin et al., 2011). In Indonesia, A. crassicarpa was first planted in the early 1980 s where it showed good performance on peatlands in Sumatra (Midgley & Turnbull, 2003). It has been estimated that over two-million hectares had been planted in this region by 2014 (Harwood & Nambiar, 2014). The intensification of forestry practices is associated, in most cases, with increasing stand homogeneity and consequent reduction of genetic