Table 2.

The influence of production method on selected growth parameters for trees planted in January (winter) or March (spring) of 2004 and measured in August of 2004 and 2005.z

Bare-rootB&B
Baldcypress
    Trunk growth0.26 (±0.03)0.32 (±0.038)
    Branch growth0.41 (±0.079)0.38 (±0.067)
    Shoot growth 200410.9 (±1.45)11.6 (±1.03)
    Shoot growth 200531.7 (±3.48)25.2 (±2.11)
London Plane
    Trunk growth0.43 (±0.218)0.22 (±0.021)
    Branch growth0.32 (±0.036)0.24 (±0.036)
    Shoot growth 200438.2 (±4.5)44.4 (±3.54)
    Shoot growth 200543.6 (±3.27)40.8 (±2.23)
Autumn Blaze®
    Trunk growth0.27 (±0.02)0.27 (±0.018)
    Branch growth0.33 (±0.065)0.34 (±0.046)
    Shoot growth 200431.6 (±4.56)38.1 (±5.37)
    Shoot growth 200545.5 (±3.85)53.1 (±2.97)y
  • zAll data presented in centimeters (± standard error).

  • ySignificant difference (P < 0.05) between bare-root and balled-and-burlapped means.