Table 4.

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.

ExperimentEffectEndingPercent change in:
Trunk diameter or canopy widthzTree heightTrunk diameter or canopy widthzTree height
Acer rubrumLocation***ns***ns
Container size************
Location × container sizens****
Taxodium distichumLocation***ns*ns
Container size************
Location × container size*nsnsns
Vitex agnus-castusLocationnsnsnsns
Container size************
Location × container sizens*nsns
  • 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.