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- Table 1. Average annual precipitation (cm), average summer maximum and winter minimum temperatures (C), soil. pH, and soil organic matter content (%) of the test sites. This summary of temperature and precipitation data is from March 1986 until August 1990. “Summer” includes data from March 1 until October 31; “winter” includes data from November 1 until February 28(29).
Year Season Parameter Manhattan Hays Colby Tribune Garden City Wichita 1986 Summer Raimall (mm) 949 500 286 349 347 795 1987 Summer Rainfall (mm) 604 591 432 367 251 754 1988 Summer Rainfall (mm) 400 330 418 325 197 536 1989 Summer Rainfall (mm) 673 426 166 358 495 752 1990 Summer Rainfall (mm) 702 618 378 291 337 482 1986 Summer Max Temp (C) 40.2 42.5 40.8 40.4 39.4 42.0 1987 Summer Max Temp. (C) 42.0 . 42.4 39.7 38.8 38.6 41.0 1988 Summer Max Temp. (C) 42.1 44.5 41.2 40.1 42.0 41.2 1989 Summer Max Tamp. (C) 40.8 43.6 37.7 38.0 38.1 37.7 1990 Summer Max Temp. (C) 41.4 42.8 42.6 42.7 40.3 41.7 1986/7 Winter Min. Temp. (C) -.15.6 -16.8 -16.2 -19.2 -16.3 -18.5 1987/8 Winter Min Temp. (C) -24.2 -25.6 -28.0 -27.7 -28.2 -23.1 1988/9 Winter Min. Temp. (C) -23.5 -25.2 -27.0 -25.5 -24.6 -27.0 1989/90 Winter Min. Temp. (C) -31.2 -32.2 -33.8 -29.1 -27.6 -29.1 Soil pH 8.0 6.8 7.6 7.9 8.3 6.6 Organic Matter (%) 1.1 3.6 4.0 1.1 1.7 2.3 Location 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 ‘Legacy’ Sugar Maple Manhattan 80 80 60 60 60 Hays 100 80 80 80 80 Colby 60 60 40 20 20 Tribune 20 20 20 20 20 Garden City 80 80 20 20 20 Wichita 80 80 60 60 60 Average 70 66.6 46.6 43.3 43.3 Caddo Sugar Maple Manhattan 80 80 80 80 80 Hays 100 100 100 100 100 Colby 100 100 80 60 60 Tribune 100 100 100 100 100 Garden City 100 100 100 100 100 Wichita 100 100 100 100 100 Average 96.6 96.6 96.6 93.3 90 ‘All Seasons’ Sugar Hackberry Manhattan 80 80 80 80 80 Hays 60 60 60 60 60 Colby 0 0 0 0 0 Tribune 0 0 0 0 0 Garden City 40 40 20 20 20 Wichita 100 100 100 100 100 Average 46.6 46.6 43.3 43.3 43.3 Shingle Oak Manhattan 100 100 100 100 100 Hays 100 100 100 100 100 Colby 20 20 20 20 20 Tribune 60 60 60 60 60 Garden City 100 80 80 60 60 Wichita 100 100 100 100 100 Average 80 76.7 76.7 73.3 73.3 Evodia Manhattan 100 100 100 100 0 Hays 100 100 100 60 20 Colby 20 20 0 0 0 Tribune 40 40 40 40 40 Garden City 80 80 80 80 20 Wichita 100 100 100 100 80 Average 73.3 73.3 73.3 63.3 26.7 Location 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 ‘Legacy’ Sugar Maple Manhattan 1.32 1.29 1.53 2.44 3.10 Hays 1.30 1.16 1.24 1.33 1.45 Colby 1.38 1.40 1.35 1.43 1.65 Tribune 1.42 1.28 1.51 - 2.00 Garden City 1.38 1.29 1.26 1.48 2.00 Wichita 1.33 1.32 1.51 1.81 2.18 Average 1.35 1.29 1.40 1.69 2.06 Caddo Sugar Maple Manhattan 1.64 1.82 2.83 3.68 4.53 Hays 1.72 1.72 1.93 2.32 2.52 Colby 1.66 1.60 2.10 2.73 3.55 Tribune 1.68 1.62 2.72 2.43 2.74 Garden City 1.64 1.72 1.96 2.15 2.49 Wichita 1.96 2.00 2.44 2.96 3.74 Average 1.71 1.74 2.33 2.71 3.26 ‘All Seasons’ Sugar Hackberry Manhattan 1.46 1.83 3.05 3.88 4.92 Hays 1.60 1.59 2.09 2.40 2.20 Garden City 1.42 1.11 - 1.93 2.80 Wichita 1.43 2.07 2.83 3.18 3.35 Average 1.47 1.65 2.65 2.84 3.31 Shingle Oak Manhattan 0.98 1.15 1.63 1.78 2.04 Hays 0.84 1.13 1.28 1.33 1.50 Colby 0.98 1.29 - 1.65 - Tribune 0.98 1.11 1.47 1.30 1.58 Garden City 0.92 1.11 1.16 1.24 1.22 Wichita 0.89 1.18 1.64 2.14 2.62 Average 0.93 1.16 1.43 1.57 1.79 Evodia Manhattan 0.60 1.25 2.75 3.10 4.04 Hays 0.70 0.69 1.48 1.60 1.73 Colby 0.68 0.79 0.95 - - Tribune 0.68 0.73 1.70 2.12 2.80 Garden City 0.70 0.84 1.43 2.04 2.85 Wichita 0.82 1.14 1.69 2.01 2.29 Average 0.69 0.90 1.66 2.17 2.74 Location 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 Legacy’ Sugar Maple Manhattan 1.14 1.19 1.88 2.95 4.72 Hays 1.27 1.20 1.52 1.80 2.07 Colby 0.86 1.09 1.17 1.62 2.20 Tribune 0.94 1.50 1.49 - 2.86 Garden City 0.86 1.00 1.45 1.89 2.77 Wichita 1.12 1.31 1.77 2.66 3.16 Average 1.03 1.21 1.54 2.18 2.96 Caddo Sugar Maple Manhattan 2.23 2.90 3.73 5.09 7.45 Hays 2.42 2.37 2.67 2.66 3.21 Colby 1.94 2.07 2.63 3.50 4.73 Tribune 2.08 2.30 2.72 3.33 4.10 Garden City 2.20 2.44 2.58 2.87 3.54 Wichita 2.48 2.60 3.03 4.32 4.33 Average 2.22 2.44 2.89 3.62 4.56 ‘All Seasons’ Sugar Hackberry Manhattan 1.88 2.43 5.23 7.78 10.40 Hays 1.85 1.76 2.24 2.58 2.83 Garden City 1.32 1.40 - 2.89 5.57 Wichita 1.58 2.06 2.80 3.84 4.09 Average 1.65 1.91 3.42 4.27 5.72 Shingle Oak Manhattan 1.08 1.41 2.46 3.07 3.86 Hays 1.05 1.30 1.70 1.98 2.19 Colby 1.00 1.30 - 1.61 - Tribune 1.16 1.16 1.47 1.70 2.47 Garden City 0.84 1.13 1.28 1.57 1.71 Wichita 1.10 1.39 1.87 2.84 2.91 Average 1.03 1.28 1.75 2.12 2.62 Evodia Manhattan 0.84 2.05 6.29 9.79 11.32 Hays 0.70 0.88 2.00 2.77 3.19 Colby 0.60 1.63 1.40 - - Tribune 0.66 1.09 2.88 4.60 7.07 Garden City 0.48 1.29 2.88 4.78 7.34 Wichita 0.69 1.57 2.46 3.76 4.29 Average 0.66 1.25 2.98 5.14 6.64 - Table 5. Mean relative height growth (m, height in 1990/planting height) of plants established in 1986.
Location Legacy Maple Caddo Maple All Seasons Sug. Hack. Shingle Oak Evodia Manhattan 2.30 az 2.71 a 3.38 a 2.04 a 6.11 a Hays 1.18 a 1.47 c 1.42 b 1.87 a 2.88 b Colby 1.18a 2.08 b - - - Tribune 1.43 a 1.64 be - 1.57 a 4.33ab Garden City 1.67 a 1.53 c 2.80 ab 1.36 a 4.23ab Wichita 1.59 a 1.70 be 2.35 ab 3.82 a 2.87 b ↵z Mean separation by Tukey’s HSD (.05). Means within columns followed by the same letter are not significantly different.
- Table 6. Relative mean stem diameter growth (cm, diameter in 1990/diameter at planting) of plants established in 1986.
Location Legacy Maple Caddo Maple All Seasons Sug. Hack. Shingle Oak Evodia Manhattan 4.23 az 3.60 a 5.59 a 3.47 a 14.17a Hays 1.66 a 1.32 b 1.62 c 2.21 a 6.45 a Colby 2.75 a 2.31 ab - - - Tribune 2.60 a 2.02 b - 2.24 a 10.28 a Garden City 3.08 a 1.61 b 4.64 ab 2.18a 17.67 a Wichita 2.75 a 1.75 b 2.60 be 2.89 a 6.93 a ↵z Mean separation by Tukey’s HSD (.05). Means in columns followed by the same letter are not significantly different.
- Table 7. Mean foliage and overall quality (1= very poor and 5 = excellent for living trees at that site) of the 1986 statewide tree planting.
Foliage Quality Overall Quality Location 1986 1987 1988 1989 1986 1987 1988 1989 Legacy’ Sugar Maple Manhattan 3.1 2.9 4.3 4.0 2.9 3.0 4.0 4.0 Hays 4.5 3.4 3.4 3.0 4.3 3.5 3.0 3.2 Colby 1.9 2.8 2.0 3.3 1.9 2.7 2.5 3.5 Tribune 2.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.5 Garden City 2.8 2.0 5.0 4.0 2.6 2.5 2.0 4.0 Wichita 3.4 4.0 - 4.5 3.5 4.0 - 4.5 Caddo Sugar Maple Manhattan 4.2 4.5 4.6 4.1 4.2 5.0 4.7 4.9 Hays 5.0 4.3 3.4 3.6 4.9 4.5 3.8 4.1 Colby 2.1 3.5 3.4 3.0 2.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 Tribune 2.9 3.5 4.3 3.8 3.3 3.7 4.5 4.2 Garden City 3.9 2.8 3.6 3.4 3.8 3.1 3.7 3.7 Wichita 4.1 5.0 - 4.8 4.4 5.0 - 4.4 ‘All Seasons’ Sugar Hackberry Manhattan 4.7 4.3 4.4 3.6 5.0 4.5 4.0 4.4 Hays 5.0 3.5 3.3 3.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 Garden City 3.0 2.5 4.6 3.0 3.5 3.0 3.0 4.0 Wichita 4.5 4.6 - 3.3 4.6 3.8 - 4.1 Shingle Oak Manhattan 4.3 2.5 3.0 1.8 4.5 3.2 2.6 2.1 Hays 5.0 4.2 3.1 2.4 5.0 4.5 3.6 2.8 Colby 1.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 1.7 2.5 3.0 2.8 Tribune 2.6 3.7 3.5 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.3 2.5 Garden City 3.6 2.9 2.3 2.5 4.0 2.5 2.3 3.2 Wichita 4.8 4.8 - 4.6 4.4 4.6 - 4.1 Evodia Manhattan 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.4 4.8 3.8 Hays 3.6 4.5 4.0 3.7 3.8 4.2 2.7 3.2 Tribune 3.4 4.9 5.0 5.0 3.6 3.5 3.3 4.7 Garden City 4.9 3.8 5.0 4.9 4.6 4.5 5.0 4.6 Wichita 4.5 3.8 - 4.6 4.6 3.4 - 3.4 - Table 8. Mean foliage and overall quality ratings (1 = very poor and 5 = excellent) of each species and site for the I986 statewide tree planting. Ratings were transformed to normal scores by Tukey’s transformation before repeated measures analysis.
Foliage Quality Location Legacy Maple Caddo Maple All Season S. Hackberry Shingle Oak Evodia Manhattan 3.5 abz 4.4 ab 4.2 a 2.9 bc 5.0 a Hays 3.7 ab 4.1 b 3.7 a 3.6 b 4.0 c Colby 2.4 c 3.0 d - 2.5 c 4.2 bc Tribune 2.8 bc 3.6 c - 3.0 bc 4.5 b Garden City 2.8 bc 3.4 cd 3.5 a 2.8 bc 4.6 ab Wichita 3.9 a 4.6 a 4.2 a 4.7 a 4.3 bc Overall Quality Location Legacy Maple Caddo Maple All Season S. Hack. Shingle Oak Evodia Manhattan 3.4 abc 4.7 a 4.4 a 3.1 b 4.4 ab Hays 3.6 ab 4.3 ab 4.2 a 4.0 a 3.5 c Colby 2.5 d 3.4 c - 2.4 b 4.0 bc Tribune 3.0 bed 3.9 b - 2.9 b 3.7 c Garden City 2.7 cd 3.6 c 3.2 b 3.0 b 4.6 a Wichita 4.0 a 4.6 a 4.2 a 4.4 a 3.8 c ↵z Mean separation by Tukey’s HSD (.05). Means in columns followed bythe same letter are not significantly different.
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