Table 3.

Growth of Colorado spruce trees for two seasons after July 2005 mid-summer application of the growth regulator paclobutrazol.

PBZ rate (g/cm)Lateral branch tipsLeader
2005z200620052006
010.1a4.5a19.7a10.2a
1.610.0a3.0a19.0a  4.5b
3.2  9.1a3.1a17.8a  4.8b
  • zValues followed by the same letter in the same column for each type of measurement are not significantly different (P ≤ 0.05).