Propagation container (liner) | 3.8 L and 9.5 L containerz | Trunk rest angley after applying 4.1 MN/m2 NE (degrees) | Trunk diameter 10 cm from ground when winched (mm) | Trunk diameter increase after field planting (mm) | End minus start angle of the five largest rootsx (degrees) | CSA in the five largest roots deflected by 9.5 L containerw (mm2) | % total CSA in the five largest roots deflected by liner (%) |
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EP | PC | 0.3 bv | 28.3 a | 16.3 a | 13.6 a | 43 c | 4 b |
SC | 0.7 a | 28.3 a | 12.8 b | −18.4 c | 653 a | 7 b | |
SM | PC | 0.3 b | 25.1 b | 12.1 b | 1.5 ab | 55 c | 6 b |
SC | 0.4 b | 29.0 a | 12.5 b | −6.7 bc | 352 b | 30 a |
↵zTrees were shifted from liners into 3.8 L and then into 9.5 L containers.
↵yAngle of trunk base relative to vertical start position immediately following release of winching cable pulled toward the northeast.
↵xEnd angle = angle from horizontal measured on the terminal 5 cm long root segment at dug root ball edge of the five largest roots (measured at trunk) following the largest at forks minus angle of the 5 cm long segment starting at trunk; negative number indicates roots grew up into substrate of the 3.8 L and 9.5 L container.
↵wTotal CSA of roots that were among the five largest-diameter roots (measured at trunk) and were deflected by 9.5 L container walls.
↵vMeans in a column with a different letter were statistically different at P < 0.05; n = 18 averaged across root pruning when shifting liners to 3.8 L containers; no interactions with root pruning were significant for these two attributes.