Table 3.

Contrasts between pairs of species, by 1-factor ANOVA, in diameter growth of trunk and crown. (Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different at P ≤ 0.0001.z)

Trunk growth (mm)
Chamaecyparis pisiferaCornus floridaAcer nigrumQuercus rubra
2.8 a3.6 a3.8 a13.4 b
Crown growth (m)
Ulmus americanaAcer nigrumQuercus albaAcer saccharumPlatanus occidentalisQuercus rubra
–0.52 a–0.48 a–0.19 a0.3 b0.43 b0.51 c
  • z These were the only significant differences between pairs of species.