The use of native trees in agroecosystems is a promising way to increase litter deposition and nutrient cycling and foster the recovery of degraded areas, especially in semiarid regions. However, to orient the selection of the most prominent trees, there is a need to improve our knowledge about the potential of native trees in producing litter/nutrients. This study aimed to evaluate annual litter production and nutrient deposition of eight woody native species from the Brazilian semiarid region: Combretum leprosum, Mimosa caesalpiniifolia, Mimosa tenuiflora, Libidibia ferrea, Poncianella piramydalis, Aspidosperma pyrifolium, Cordia oncocalyx and Croton sonderianus. For this, we installed collectors under the canopy projection of each plant, and the litter was collected monthly from January to December 2015 and its dry matter and nutrients were evaluated. The highest litter production occurred between the rainy and dry seasons and Ca, N, and Fe were the most supplied nutrients in the litter. The Libidibia ferrea and Croton sonderianus are the most prominent species to be selected aiming to improve litter production and nutrients deposition. Therefore, our results of the temporal dynamics of different native trees can contribute to better orient the selection of adequate species, either for forest restoration, recovery of degraded areas, or for the implantation of agroforestry systems.

在农业生态系统中使用本地树木是增加凋落物沉积和养分循环并促进退化地区（尤其是半干旱地区）的恢复的有希望的方式。但是，为了确定最突出的树木的选择方向，需要提高我们对本地树木在产生枯枝落叶/养分方面潜力的了解。这项研究的目的是评估凋落生产和来自巴西的半干旱地区8个木本植物本地物种的营养沉积：风车子麻风病，含羞草caesalpiniifolia，细花含羞草，Libidibia铁力木，Poncianella piramydalis，白坚木属pyrifolium，破布oncocalyx和巴豆sonderianus。为此，我们在每株植物的冠层投影下安装了收集器，从 2015 年 1 月到 2015 年 12 月每月收集凋落物，并评估其干物质和养分。最高的凋落物产量发生在雨季和旱季之间，钙、氮和铁是凋落物中供应最多的养分。该Libidibia铁力木和巴豆sonderianus是要选择的最突出的品种，旨在提高垃圾产量和营养物质的沉积。因此，我们对不同本地树木的时间动态的结果有助于更好地选择合适的物种，无论是用于森林恢复、退化地区的恢复，还是用于农林业系统的植入。