Effects of pruning cut severity treatment on the presence of woundwood, percent wound closure, and CSA of exposed wood after 3 growing seasons following pruning cuts, where numbers in parentheses represent the standard error from the mean for each parameter. CSA (cross-sectional area).
| Pruning severity | Presence (%) | % Wound closure | Exposed CSA (cm2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25% | 66.7 | 33.4 (11.4) a | 12.9 (3.9) c |
| 50% | 75.0 | 9.0 (2.7) b | 47.9 (7.6) b |
| 75% | 75.0 | 7.8 (2.6) b | 79.3 (12.1) ab |
| 100% | 90.0 | 11.9 (3.2) ab | 116.2 (15.0) a |
| P-value | 0.6736 | 0.0141 | < 0.0001 |