Success (%) of bark plug re-attachment in six tree species, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, and 64 weeks after treatment after orientating the plugs at 0, 90, 180, and 270 degrees to their original position (n = 10 for each treatment).
| Weeks | Pinus radiata | Banksia integrifolia | Platanus × acerifolia | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 90 | 180 | 270 degrees | 0 | 90 | 180 | 270 degrees | 0 | 90 | 180 | 270 degrees | |
| 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77.5 | 40 | 65 | 52.5 | 21.6 | 0 | 23.5 | 25 |
| 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72.5 | 32.5 | 47.5 | 27.5 | 21.6 | 0 | 23.5 | 20 |
| 8, 16, 32, 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72.5 | 32.5 | 47.5 | 27.5 | 21.6 | 0 | 23.5 | 20 |
| Quercus robur | Acacia dealbata | Eucalyptus viminalis | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 90 | 180 | 270 degrees | 0 | 90 | 180 | 270 degrees | 0 | 90 | 180 | 270 degrees | |
| 2 | 38.5 | 20 | 22.2 | 35.1 | 50 | 25 | 35 | 32.5 | 75 | 25 | 80 | 30 |
| 4 | 38.5 | 20 | 19.4 | 21.6 | 37.5 | 15 | 17.5 | 32.5 | 50 | 2.5 | 35 | 5 |
| 8 | 38.5 | 0 | 16.7 | 2.7 | 37.5 | 15 | 12.5 | 15 | 50 | 2.5 | 20 | 5 |
| 16, 32, 64 | 18 | 0 | 8.3 | 2.7 | 37.5 | 15 | 12.5 | 5 | 50 | 2.5 | 20 | 5 |