TY - JOUR T1 - Survival and Growth of Transplanted Large- and Small-Caliper Red Oaks JF - Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) JO - JOA SP - 162 LP - 169 DO - 10.48044/jauf.2000.019 VL - 26 IS - 3 AU - Daniel K. Struve AU - Laura Burchfield AU - Cathy Maupin Y1 - 2000/05/01 UR - http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/26/3/162.abstract N2 - Red oak (Quercus rubra L.) of 2 caliper sizes, 8.4 and 3.6 cm (3.3 and 1.4 in.), and 2 vigor classes (high and low) within the small-caliper trees, were transplanted to compare growth and establishment over a 4-year period. Possible confounding factors such as pre-transplant vigor, genetics, relative root-ball to backfill volume, and relative canopy to root-ball volume were controlled to determine whether small-caliper trees establish more rapidly than large-caliper trees. Large-caliper trees had high mortality, 58%, while no small-caliper trees died. Based on trunk caliper and height growth after transplanting, surviving large-caliper trees established faster than small-caliper trees—demonstrating that transplanted large-caliper red oaks can establish as rapidly as small-caliper red oaks. ER -