Xylem water potential (−MPa) one to seven months after transplanting from field nursery to landscape.
| Liner container size (L)z | 01 Apr 2010y (1 day no water) | 02 Apr 2010x (2 days no water) | 05 Apr 2010w (3 days no water) | 06 Apr 2010v (4 days no water) | 19 May 2010u (2 days no water) | 06 Aug 2010t (5 days no water) | 13 Oct 2010s (23 days no water) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1.33 ar | 1.45 a | 1.33 | 1.14 | 1.98 | 2.01 | 2.30 |
| 38 | 1.14 b | 1.30 b | 1.26 | 1.11 | 1.98 | 1.98 | 2.38 |
| 57 | 1.16 b | 1.21 b | 1.24 | 1.09 | 2.03 | 2.01 | 2.33 |
↵z Trees planted into field nursery in February 2007 from 11 L, October 2007 from 38 L, or January 2008 from 57 L container. Trees transplanted from field nursery to landscape in the first week of March 2010.
↵y Irrigation applied six times daily (60 L total) since transplanting prior to 01 April; last irrigated 31 March.
↵x Irrigation (60 L) applied 02 April to all root balls midafternoon after xylem water potential measured.
↵w Last irrigated 02 April midafternoon.
↵v Three times daily irrigation (45 L) resumed after xylem water potential measured on all trees.
↵u Last irrigated 17 May midafternoon; once daily irrigation (45 L) resumed after xylem water potential measured on all trees.
↵t 7 cm rainfall 01 August; once daily irrigation (45 L) resumed after xylem water potential measured on all trees.
↵s Last irrigated 20 September midafternoon.
↵r Means in a column with different letters are significantly different at P < 0.05; n = 20, averaged across root pruning prior to field planting and field root pruning season due to insignificant (P > 0.15) interaction.