Table 3.

Pressure chamber readings of water potential of arborvitae plants subjected to different soil water conditions. Experiment 2 (1978-79 study)

Water treatment (ml water/pot)   Water potential in Bars
   Date evaluated
9/19/2710/610/1310/2310/3111/7
400–15.2–16.9–12.8–13.3–10.1–11.3–14.3
100–21.5–19.7–22.8–22.2–12.7–20.6–24.3
100-400 Oct. 1–15.4–13.2–9.0–10.6–13.0
100-400 Oct. 15–10.0–13.9–15.0
100–400 Nov. 1–20.2
50–27.2–23.8–25.7–25.7–28.8–25.8–29.7
50-400 Oct. 1–24.4–23.6–20.8–20.1–21.1
50-400 Oct. 15–16.4–20.8–23.2
50-400 Nov. 1–22.6