Table 1.

Trunk diameter when ‘Florida Flame’ maple were approximately five-years-old (October 2012) after planting into the landscape from propagation containers (liners), #3, #15, and #45 nursery containers.

Container sizezLandscape planting dateTrunk diameter end 2013 (mm)
LinerApr 2008119y
#3Feb 2009120
#15Nov 2009114
#45May 2011127
  • z See Gilman et al. (in review) for description of containers.

  • y n = 40 (liners), 24 (#3), 48 (#15), and 80 (#45). Experimental design did not allow statistical comparisons among container sizes.