Table 1.

Final average diameter, average % increase in diameter and % survival for different grades of green ash after three growing seasons.

Tree grade	Hyland Park			Arboretum
Tree grade	Final diameter (cm)	% Increase	% Survival	Final diameter (cm)	% Increase	% Survival
3′ Whip^*	2.0^**	88	33	4.1	305a	100
4′ Whip	2.4^**	69	20	5.2	288a,b	100
5′ Whip	2.6	75	80	5.4	243b,c	100
3′ Branched	2.5	57	40	5.2	251b	100
4′ Branched	3.0^**	74	20	5.5	198c	100
8′ Branched	3.7	26	100	6.3	108d	100
1¼″	4.3	22	60	6.7	85d	100
1 ½″	4.9	19	80	6.5	69d	100
1¾″	5.3	11	60	7.1	65d	100
2″ Bareroot	5.6	10	100	7.6	60d	100
2″ Balled & Burlapped	5.6	15	100	7.9	57d	100

↵*Only three trees of this grade were planted at Hyland Lake Park
↵**Based on one tree
*Mean separation by Duncan’s multiple range test, 5% level. Means not followed by the same letter differ significantly at the 5% level.