Table 1.

Average size characteristics of palm, pine and palo verde trees measured at the end of the 6 month experimental period.

Planting^{^z} size	LF	Height (m)	Trunk diameter (mm)	Canopy volume (m³)	Basal canopy area (m2)	Fronds (#)
Palm
18.9 L	-0.25	0.76	97.1	0.69	0.90	8.7
(#5)	0	0.90	117.5	1.02	0.91	10.0
	+0.25	0.91	122.5	0.80	0.77	8.0
LSD_0.05		0.14	11.2	NS	NS	NS
56.8 L	-0.25	1.04	158.3	0.58	0.62	9.3
(#15)	0	0.93	157.9	0.75	0.81	10.7
	+0.25	1.08	180.6	1.08	1.05	12.0
LSD_0.05		NS	NS	NS	NS	1.7
Pine
18.9 L	-0.25	0.86	26.9	0.07	0.22	---
(#5)	0	0.78	25.3	0.05	0.18	—
	+0.25	0.79	26.6	0.07	0.26	—
LSD_0.05		NS	NS	NS	0.08
56.8 L	-0.25	2.03	45.5	0.37	0.59
(#15)	0	1.86	53.6	0.42	0.74	—
	+0.25	2.01	56.8	0.38	0.64	—
LSD_0.05		NS	7.4	NS	NS
Palo Verde
18.9 L	-0.25	1.35	20.7	0.76	0.46	—
(#5)	0	1.71	24.8	1.15	0.65	—
	+0.25	1.59	20.5	1.06	0.70	—
LSD_0.05		0.19	NS	NS	NS
56.8 L	-0.25	2.06	23.0	1.40	0.70
(#15)	0	1.53	23.0	0.80	0.49	—
	+0.25	1.80	22.9	1.05	0.60	—
LSD_0.05		0.28	NS	NS	NS