Table 1.

Manufacturer, dimensions, and abbreviations for eight types of #15 and #45 containers.

Manufacturer and abbreviationSubstrate fill height/container top diameter at fill height (cm)Substrate volume (cm3)
#15#45#15#45
Air-Pot® - AP33/4640/7654,210182,437
    Caledonian Tree Company, Ltd.
    Scotland
Cool Ring™ - CR29/4441/7645,328185,333
    The Cool Ring™ Company
    Lakeland, Florida, U.S.
Fanntum™ - FN24/5154/7645,331149,097
    Fanntum Products, Inc.
    Statesville, North Carolina, U.S.
JackPot™ - JP31/3936/6138,651103,787
    Legacy Nursery Products, LLC
    Palm City, Florida, U.S.
RootBuilder® II – RB38/4238/6952,559140,737
    Rootmaker® Products Company, LLC
    Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
RootTrapper® II – RTz31/4330/7444,634127,182
    Rootmaker® Products Company, LLC
    Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
Smart Pot Pro® - SP31/4446/6247,299139,058
    Root Control, Inc.
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Smooth-sided, solid-walled – SS35/4447/6144,710167,703
    Nursery Supplies, Inc.
    Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
  • z Grown in #3 Rootmaker II® (RM) prior to shifting into RT (see Gilman et al. 2010a for details).