Table 1.

Area (mm2) of 1-, 2- and 3-year-old bark wounds in eight tree species treated and untreated with 9.6 g PBZ by soil injection.

SpeciesTreatmentInitial area1 year later2 years later3 years later
White oakTreated314.2142.5 a*77.5 a9.8 a
(Quercus alba)Control314.2  43.3 b  3.9 b  0.0 b
Red oakTreated314.2136.3 a39.0 a  4.7 a
(Q. rubra)Control314.2  78.2 b  3.1 b  0.0 a
SweetgumTreated314.2  84.9 a65.5 a58.3 a
(Liquidambar styraciflua)Control314.2  24.1 b  0.0 b  0.0 b
Black walnutTreated314.2119.0 a81.0 a57.5 a
(Juglans nigra)Control314.2  57.2 b23.6 b  7.4 b
European black alderTreated314.2140.1 a115.3 a13.7 a
(Alnus glutinosa)Control314.2127.8 a11.6 b  0.0 a
Yellow poplarTreated314.2  25.8 a  0.0 a  0.0 a
(Liriodendron tulipifera)Control314.2  68.0 a15.6 a  1.2 a
White ashTreated314.2  20.7 a  1.0 a  0.0 a
(Fraxinus americana)Control314.2  20.2 a  0.6 a  0.0 a
White pineTreated314.2  30.6 a12.6 a11.2 a
(Pinus strobus)Control314.2  25.5 a  0.0 a  0.0 a
  • * Pair values followed by the same lowercase letter are not significantly different at the P ≤ 0.05 level (Tukey’s Studentized Range Test).