Pacay as windbreak?

hi, I have 2 questions related to the tree pacay , Ive read that Pacay grows fine in poor soils and also is nitrogen fixer. Is pacay a pionner specie? Can i use it as pionner specie?

also I was wondering if I can use the tree Pacay as windbreak. any idea?

Pacay grows naturally along streambanks, and needs some water. Creating a micro-climate of herbecous or small shrubs might give it enough shade to grow well without much water.

Pacay will probably become the overstory, so adding understory/grasses to the windbreak might be a good idea.

http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.echocommunity.org/resource/collection/E66CDFDB-0A0D-4DDE-8AB1-74D9D8C3EDD4/N-Fixing_Tree_Start-up_Guide_%5BNFTA%5D.pdf

http://university.uog.edu/cals/people/Pubs/Overstry/ovrstry2.pdf

http://www.kew.org/science/tropamerica/peru/resources/KEWB%20Peru%2012225_2010_9235_OnlinePDF.pdf

Dave, trees that grows naturally along streambanks are good as windbreak?

Dave Lodge wrote:Pacay grows naturally along streambanks, and needs some water. Creating a micro-climate of herbecous or small shrubs might give it enough shade to grow well without much water.

Pacay will probably become the overstory, so adding understory/grasses to the windbreak might be a good idea.

http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.echocommunity.org/resource/collection/E66CDFDB-0A0D-4DDE-8AB1-74D9D8C3EDD4/N-Fixing_Tree_Start-up_Guide_%5BNFTA%5D.pdf

http://university.uog.edu/cals/people/Pubs/Overstry/ovrstry2.pdf

http://www.kew.org/science/tropamerica/peru/resources/KEWB%20Peru%2012225_2010_9235_OnlinePDF.pdf