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Effect of Container Type and Root Pruning on Growth and Anchorage After Planting Acer rubrum L. into Landscape Soil

Edward F. Gilman, Maria Paz and Chris Harchick
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) March 2016, 42 (2) 73-83; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2016.006
Edward F. Gilman
Edward F. Gilman (corresponding author), University of Florida, Environmental Horticulture, 1533 Fifield Hall, Gainesville, Florida 32611, U.S.,
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Maria Paz
Maria Paz, University of Florida, Environmental Horticulture, 1533 Fifield Hall, Gainesville, Florida 32611, U.S.
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Chris Harchick
Chris Harchick, University of Florida, Environmental Horticulture, 1533 Fifield Hall, Gainesville, Florida 32611, U.S.
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