Table 2.

Month for the commencement of each season’s patch bark grafting trial (n=10 for each treatment).

SpeciesPlug graft #1Plug graft #2Plug graft #3Plug graft #4
Quercus roburYear 1Year 1Year 1Year 2
Acacia dealbata
Eucalyptus viminalis
Platanus
× acerifolia
mid-winter
(July)
mid-spring
(October)
mid-summer
(February)
mid-autumn
(April)
Pinus radiata
Banksia integrifolia
Year 1
mid-autumn
(April)
Year 1
mid-winter
(July)
Year 1
mid-spring
(October)
Year 1
mid-summer
(February)