Table 3b.

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

Tree speciesP-Supply
Too lowLowNormalOptimal
Acer campestre< 1.01.0-1.21.3-1.5> 1.5
Acer negundo< 1.01.0-1.21.3-1.5> 1.5
Acer platanoides< 1.01.0-1.51.6-2.2> 2.2
Acer pseudoplatanus< 1.01.0-1.51.6-2.2> 2.2
Acer saccharinum< 1.01.0-1.31.4-1.9> 1.9
Aesculus hippocastanum< 1.01.0-1.21.3-1.5> 1.5
Alnus glutinosa< 1.01.0-1.51.6-2.0> 2.0
Alnus incana< 1.01.0-1.51.6-2.0> 2.0
Betula pendula< 1.01.0-1.51.6-2.0> 2.0
Carpinus betulus< 1.01.0-1.21.3-2.0> 2.0
Corylus avellana< 1.01.0-1.41.5-1.8> 1.8
Corylus colurna< 1.21.2-1.51.6-2.1> 2.1
Crataegus laevigata< 1.01.0-1.31.4 -1.6> 1.6
Crataegus monogyna< 1.01.0-1.31.4-1.6> 1.6
Fagus sylvatica< 1.01.0-1.31.4-1.6> 1.6
Fraxinus excelsior< 1.01.0-1.51.6-2.0> 2.0
Gleditsia triacanthos< 1.01.0-1.41.5-1.8> 1.8
Juglans nigra< 1.01.0-1.41.5-2.1> 2.1
Juglans regia< 1.21.2-1.81.9-2.4> 2.4
Liquidambar styraciflua< 1.01.0-1.21.3-2.0> 2.0
Liriodendron tulipifera< 1.21.2-1.71.8-2.1> 2.1
Malus domestica (*)< 1.31.3-1.51.6-2.0> 2.0
Platanus x acerifolia< 1.01.0-1.41.5-1.8> 1.8
Populus alba (*)< 1.01.0-1.51.6-1.8> 1.8
Populus x canescens (*)< 1.01.0-1.51.6-1.8> 1.8
P. x euramericana (*)< 1.21.2-1.51.6-2.0> 2.0
Populus nigra (*)< 1.01.0-1.51.6-2.0> 2.0
Populus tremula< 1.01.0-1.31.4-1.8> 1.8
Prunus avium (**)< 1.01.0-1.31.4 -1.7> 1.7
Prunus cerasus< 1.01.0-1.41.5-1.8> 1.8
Prunus domestica< 1.01.0-1.31.4-1.7> 1.7
Pyrus communis (*)< 1.11.1 -1.31.4-1.7> 1.7
Quercus palustris< 1.01.0-1.21.3-2.0> 2.0
Quercus robur< 1.01.0-1.31.4-1.7> 1.7
Robinia pseudoacacia< 1.11.1 -1.31.4-2.1> 2.1
Salix alba (*)< 1.01.0-1.41.4-2.0> 2.0
Salix triandra< 1.01.0-1.61.7-2.1> 2.1
Salix viminalis< 1.01.0-1.61.7-2.1> 2.1
Sorbus aria< 1.01.0-1.21.3-1.6> 1.6
Sorbus aucuparia< 1.01.0-1.21.3-1.6> 1.6
Tilia americana< 1.01.0-1.71.8-2.2> 2.2
Tilia cordata< 1.01.0-1.41.5-2.0> 2.0
Tilia x euchlora< 1.01.0-1.41.5-1.8> 1.8
Tilia platyphyllos< 1.01.0-1.51.6-2.0> 2.0
Tilia x vulgaris< 1.01.0-1.51.6-2.0> 2.0
Ulmus carpinifolia< 1.01.0-1.51.6-1.9> 1.9
Ulmus glabra< 1.01.0-1.51.6-1.9> 1.9
Ulmus x hollandica (*)< 1.01.0-1.51.6-1.9> 1.9
  • * All cultivars

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