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Strategies for Reducing Water Input in Woody Landscape Plantings

A.M. Smith and D.A. Rakow
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) July 1992, 18 (4) 165-170; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.1992.034
A.M. Smith
Department of Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture, 20 Plant Science Building, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
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Department of Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture, 20 Plant Science Building, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
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    Average predawn water potential for Fraxinus pennsylvanica and F.p. ‘Emerald’ showing the results of no drought stress (wk 0), one week of imposed drought stress (wk 1) and two consecutive weeks of imposed drought stress (wk 2).

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    Average predawn water potential for Malus ‘White Angel and Malus ‘Klehms’s Improved Bechtel’ showing the results of no drought stress, one week of imposed drought stress and two consecutive weeks of imposed drought stress.

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    Average weekly predawn water potential of pubescent Fraxinus ‘Emerald’ (3a) and Malus ‘KIB’ (3b) cultivars over two week treatment period, (week 0- no drought stress; week 1- one week of drought stress week 2-two consecutive weeks of drought stress).

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    Water potentials of Fraxinus pennsylvanica (4a) and F.p. ‘Emerald’ (4b) across four mulch treatments after 9 days dry cycle. Readings taken at predawn, 11 :00 a.m., 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.

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    Predawn water potentials of Fraxinus pennsylvanica (5a) and F. p. ‘Emerald’ (5b) across all mulch treatments on July 8, July 11 and July 15,1990.

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    Three treatment groups with six cultivar replicates each of F. pennsylvanica, F. pennsylvanica‘Emerald’, Malus’V\IK and Malus KIB’.

    Treatment
    DateGroup AGroup BGroup C
    1/30-7-6waterdrywater
    7/7waterrehydratedwater
    7/7-7/13drydrywater
    7/14rehydratedrehydratedwater
    7/14-7/20waterwaterwater
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    Table 2.

    Leaf hair density for Fraxinus pennsylvanica, F. p.‘Emerald’, Malus‘WA’ and Malus‘KIB’.

    Cultivarleaf hairs/mm2
    Fraxinus pennsylvanica 0
    Fraxinus pennsylvanica‘Emerald’281.0
    Malus‘White Angel’21.0
    Malus‘Klehm’s Improved Bechtel’163.3
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    Table 3.

    Percent evaporative water loss saving by treatment and depth compared to control for shredded bark, gravel, wood chips and fine bark at depths of 3.8 cm and 7.6 cm, in 20 L containers.

    Mulch typeMulch depth
    3.8 cm7.6 cm
    Shredded bark43.8%43.8%
    Gravel48.7%52.6%
    Wood chips27.3%26.7%
    Fine bark33.1%35.9%
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