Table 3.

Weight of roots inside root ball within root diameter classes for wild, nursery- and fabric-container-grown laurel oak.

Root diameter class (mm)Root dry weight (g)z
Collected wildNursery-grownFabric container-grown
0-15.3ay7.2b8.3b
>1 -25.4a7.3b7.1b
>2-514.6a36.8b39.1b
>5-1045.9a103.7b92.0b
>10602.9a1124.7b1122.9b
  • zEach value in the Table is the mean of 5 trees.

  • yMeans in a row followed by the same letter are not significantly different from each other by Duncan’s Multiple Range Test, p<0.05.