Data from: Survival and growth of high-value timber species planted in Central African rainforest logging gaps

The study area consisted of forest management units (FMUs 10-030, 10-041 and 10-044) managed by Pallisco Company, FSC-certified since 2008. It was in the Haut-Nyong department, close to the city of Mindourou, Eastern region of the Republic of Cameroon (between 3°01′ N and 3°44′ N, and 13°20′ E and 14°31′ E), at an average elevation of 620.4 ± 18.3 m. The study forest was semi-deciduous, classified as Moist Central Africa (Fayolle et al. 2014) and Moist Forest (Gorel et al., 2022), characterised by a high presence of tree species from the <i>Fabaceae</i>, <i>Annonaceae</i> and <i>Malvaceae</i> families (Réjou-Méchain et al., 2021). Tree planting in the centre of the gaps was carried out between 2004 and 2009 with a single species per gap. The shape and size of the gaps varied depending on the logged tree size and species (average of 265.8 ± 175.4 m²; Doucet et al., 2009). Survival, diameter (at 10 cm and at 1.3 m from the collar) and height were recorded for each tree at each observation time.