Table 3d.

Provisional values of the content of foliar magnesium (g per kg dry matter) for the estimation of Mg-deficiency in the leaves in the period from early August to mid September (4,8,9).

Tree speciesMg-Supply
Too lowLowNormalOptimal
Acer campestre< 0.80.8-1.21.3-2.2> 2.2
Acer negundo< 0.60.6-1.21.3-2.2> 2.2
Acer platanoides< 0.80.8-1.61.7-2.7> 2.7
Acer pseudoplatanus< 0.80.8-1.61.7-2.7> 2.7
Acer saccharinum< 0.70.7-1.41.5-2.7> 2.7
Aesculus hippocastanum< 0.70.7-1.11.2-2.7> 2.7
Alnus glutinosa< 1.31.3-1.61.7-2.5> 2.5
Alnus incana< 1.11.1-1.51.6-2.5> 2.5
Betula pendula< 1.01.0-1.31.4-1.6> 1.6
Carpinus betulus< 0.80.8-1.21.3-2.7> 2.7
Corylus avellana< 0.90.9-1.81.9-2.5> 2.5
Corylus colurna< 1.21.2-1.61.7-3.0> 3.0
Crataegus laevigata< 0.80.8-1.41.5-2.2> 2.2
Crataegus monogyna< 0.80.8-1.41.5-2.2> 2.2
Fagus sylvatica< 1.01.0-1.51.6-2.3> 2.3
Fraxinus excelsior< 0.90.9-1.61.7-2.8> 2.8
Gleditsia triacanthos< 0.80.8-1.41.5-2.5> 2.5
Juglans nigra< 1.01.0-2.02.1-3.0> 3.0
Juglans regia< 1.21.2-1.81.9-3.5> 3.5
Liquidambar styraciflua< 0.70.7-1.21.3-2.8> 2.8
Liriodendron tulipifera< 1.01.0-1.81.9 -3.0> 3.0
Malus domestica (*)< 1.01.0-2.02.1-3.0> 3.0
Platanus x acerifolia< 0.80.8-1.41.5-2.6> 2.6
Populus alba (*)< 0.80.8-1.41.5-2.5> 2.5
Populus x canescens (*)< 0.80.8-1.41.5-2.5> 2.5
P. x euramericana (*)< 1.21.2-1.71.8-2.8> 2.8
Populus nigra (*)< 1.01.0-1.81.9-2.8> 2.8
Populus tremula< 0.80.8-1.41.5-1.7> 1.7
Prunus avium (**)< 1.21.2-1.51.6-2.6> 2.6
Prunus cerasus< 1.21.2-1.51.6-2.6> 2.6
Prunus domestica< 1.21.2-1.81.9-2.5> 2.5
Pyrus communis (‘)< 1.21.2-1.81.9-2.8> 2.8
Quercus palustris< 0.90.9-1.51.6-2.8> 2.
Quercus robur< 1.31.3-1.51.6-2.8> 2.8
Robinia pseudoacacia< 1.01.0-1.51.6-2.2> 2.2
Salix alba (*)< 0.90.9-1.61.7-2.8> 2.8
Salix triandra< 0.90.9-1.61.7-3.0> 3.0
Salix viminalis< 1.01.0-1.61.7-3.0> 3.0
Sorbus aria< 0.80.8-1.41.5-2.2> 2.2
Sorbus aucuparia< 0.80.8-1.41.5-2.2> 2.2
Tilia americana< 1.01.0-1.51.6-3.0> 3.0
Tilia cordata< 0.80.8-1.11.1 -2.4> 2.4
Tilia x euchlora< 0.80.8-1.11.2-2.4> 2.4
Tilia platyphyllos< 0.80.8-1.21.3-2.8> 2.8
Tilia x vulgaris< 0.80.8-1.21.3-2.8> 2.8
Ulmus carpinifolia< 0.90.9-1.61.7-2.7> 2.7
Ulmus glabra< 0.90.9-1.61.7-2.7> 2.7
Ulmus x hollandica (*)< 0.90.9-1.61.7-2.7> 2.7
  • * All cultivars

  • ** Provisionally, these criteria also apply to other species as those that are listed in the table.