We compared post‐agricultural succession across the range of farming activities practiced in Guatemala's northern lowlands: agroforestry, swidden, ranching, and input‐intensive monocultures. At 10 sites over 13 to 40 months we assessed the following characteristics of trees and shrubs that were>1 cm diameter at breast height: height, basal‐area accumulation, recruitment of all individuals and fleshy‐fruited individuals, and ac...