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- Table 1. Percent survival (%) of 11 tree species grown with and without shelters for 2 years.
Species Treatment/year 1993 1994 Sheltered Nonsheltered Sheltered Nonsheltered Sawtooth oak 95.8 az 46.2 b 95.8 a 42.3 b Green ash 100.0 a 84.0 b 100.0 a 84.0 b White oak 84.0 a 41.7 b 84.0 a 33.3 b Flowering dogwood 84.6 a 52.0 b 84.6 a 48.0 b Nuttall oak 100.0 a 57.7 b 95.5 a 53.8b Katsura tree 8.3 a 8.3 a 8.3 a 8.3 a Chinese elm 100.0 a 92.6 b 100.0 a 88.9 b Eastern redbud 82.6 a 50.0 b 82.6 a 46.4 b Swamp chestnut oak 96.0 a 52.0 b 96.0 a 48.0 b Northern red oak 100.0 a 77.8 b 100.0 a 77.8 b Florida aple 84.0 a 45.8 b 68.0 a 29.2 b Overall survival 85.1 a 55.9 b 83.3 a 51.6b ↵z Treatment means in each year followed by the same letter are not significantly different (χ square) at P 0.05.
- Table 2. Mean height growth (cm) of 10 tree species grown with and without shelters for 3 years.
Treatment Treatment/year 1993 1994 1995 Sheltered Nonshellered Sheltered Nonsheltered Sheltered Nonsheltered Shelter removed Sawtooth oak 105.60 az 35.67 b 186.10 a 92.55 b 235.78 a 171.64 b 199.00 a Green ash 123.58 a 68.79 b 164.67 a 127.98 b 190.67 a 167.55 b 208.46 a White oak 77.90 a 47.30 b 172.64 a 96.19 b 180.17 a 114.75 b 184.75 a Flowering dogwood 81.79 a 68.40 a 136.26 a 101.88 b 137.75 a 112.60 a 102.88 a Nuttall oak 95.59 a 41.90 b 178.29 a 77.82 b 200.00 a 107.71 b 204.89 a Chinese elm 143.56 a 113.64 b 237.29 a 197.29 b 241.86 a 204.38 a 219.67 a Eastern redbud 92.58 a 37.32 b 161.00 a 83.46 b 166.80 a 100.38 b 161.67 a Swamp chestnut oak 82.02 a 41.46 b 166.56 a 71.88 b 181.54 a 92.83 b 178.91 a Northern red oak 105.89 a 76.14 b 148.15 a 88.74 b 171.46 a 115.08b 197.82 a Florida maple 60.27 a 46.12 a 111.76 a 85.13 a 138.30 a 111.44a 102.67 a Overall height growth 98.13 a 63.67 b 167.79 a 110.88b 188.41 a 138.12b 181.24 a ↵z Treatment means in each year followed by the same letter are not significantly different (paired t-test) at P 0.05. Katsura tr ee was not measured due to low survival percentage.