Table 1.

Three-year survival and growth increment of five taxa grown for 3 years in a field site in College Station, Texas, after transplant from 9.3 L (#3) black plastic containers.

Taxa^{^z}	Planting depth^{^y}	Survival (no. out of 6)	Height (cm)	Cross-sectional area (cm²)	Trunk diameter (mm)
Lagerstroemia	Below grade	4	136 ± 26^{^x}	3.9 ± 2.6	19.4 ± 4.5
	At grade	6	185 ± 21	10.3 ± 2.2	22.8 ± 3.7
	Above grade	6	176 ± 21	12.9 ± 2.2	25.7 ± 3.7
Fraxinus	Below grade	3	138 ± 30	2.6 ± 3.2	17.4 ± 5.2
	At grade	6	170 ± 21	4.9 ± 2.2	24.8 ± 3.7
	Above grade	6	194 ± 21	4.2 ± 2.2	22.9 ± 3.7
Nerium	Below grade	4	98 ± 26	3.1 ± 2.8	12.1 ± 4.5
	At grade	6	121 ± 21	6.8 ± 2.2	21.2 ± 3.7
	Above grade	6	145 ± 21	13.2 ± 2.2	18.4 ± 3.7
Platanus	Below grade	3	212 ± 26	6.3 ± 2.8	26.6 ± 4.5
	At grade	5	183 ± 23	6.0 ± 2.5	25.8 ± 4.0
	Above grade	6	257 ± 23	13.6 ± 2.5	40.5 ± 4.0
Vitex	Below grade	6	135 ± 21	7.8 ± 2.2	17.6 ± 3.7
	At grade	6	152 ± 21	11.4 ± 2.2	23.6 ± 3.7
	Above grade	6	150 ± 21	12.0 ± 2.2	25.6 ± 3.7

↵^zFive taxa included Lagerstroemia indica × Lagerstroemia fauriei ‘Basham’s Party Pink’, Fraxinus pensylvanica, Nerium oleander ‘Cranberry Cooler’, Platanus occidentalis, and Vitex agnus-castus ‘LeCompte’.
↵^yRoot collar placed at grade or 7.6 cm (3 in) above or below grade.
↵^xValues represent the means (± standard errors) of six plants per taxa and planting depth combination.