Partial analysis of variance for initial growth of Acer rubrum var. drummondii ‘Maroon’, Vitex agnus-castus, and Taxodium distichum transplanted from five container sizes, #1, #3, #7, #25, and #45 to field plots in College Station, Texas, and Starkville, Mississippi. Each species was treated as a separate but concurrent experiment, and arranged in the field in a completely random design.
Experiment | Effect | Ending | Percent change in: | ||
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Trunk diameter or canopy widthz | Tree height | Trunk diameter or canopy widthz | Tree height | ||
Acer rubrum | Location | *** | ns | *** | ns |
Container size | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
Location × container size | ns | * | ** | * | |
Taxodium distichum | Location | *** | ns | * | ns |
Container size | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
Location × container size | * | ns | ns | ns | |
Vitex agnus-castus | Location | ns | ns | ns | ns |
Container size | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
Location × container size | ns | * | ns | ns |
↵z Indicates significance of trunk diameter for A. rubrum and T. distichum or canopy width for V. agnus-castus.
Notes: Single asterisk (*) = P ≤ 0.05; double asterisk (**) = P ≤ 0.01; triple asterisk (***) = P ≤ 0.001; ns = not significant at P ≤ 0.05.