Effect of root pruning in the nursery on trunk rest angle for ‘Florida Flame’ maple winched to five degrees trunk tiltz planted into the landscape from #15 and #45 containers 26 months earlier.
Root pruningy | Trunk rest angle of trees planted from #15 containers (degrees) | Trunk rest angle of trees planted from #45 containers (degrees) |
---|---|---|
Yes | 0.9 bx | 0.9 bx |
No | 1.2 a | 1.1 a |
↵z Angle of trunk base relative to vertical start position following release of winching cable.
↵y Shaving removed the outer 3 cm of the #3 and #15 root ball periphery prior to shifting into planted container size.
↵x Numbers followed by a different letter within columns are statistically different at P < 0.005; n = 24, averaged across container type due to insignificant interaction [P = 0.75 (#15), 0.06 (#45)].