Total (6 months) actual evapotranspiration per basal canopy area (trees, shrubs) or lysimeter area (ground cover, grasses). Numbers in parenthesis represent a ratio of tree, shrub or groundcover evapotranspiration to high fertility bermudagrass evapotranspiration.
| PlantingZ size (L) | LF | Evapotranspiration (L/m2)Z | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm | Pine | Palo verde | ||
| -0.25 | 324 (0.39) | 989(1.17) | 555 (0.66) | |
| 18.9 | 0.00 | 604 (0.71) | 948 (1.12) | 502 (0.59) |
| (#5) | +0.25 | 607 (0.72) | 678 (0.80) | 488 (0.58) |
| -0.25 | 756 (0.89) | 539 (0.64) | 833 (0.98) | |
| 56.8 | 0.00 | 736 (0.87) | 469 (0.55) | 735 (0.87) |
| (#15) | +0.25 | 819 (0.97) | 743 (0.88) | 521 (0.62) |
| LSD0.05 | 253 | 318 | NS | |
| Shrubs | ||||
| Oleander | 692 (0.82) | |||
| Texas Ranger | 974(1.15) | |||
| Waxleaf Privet | 829 (0.98) | |||
| LSD0.05 | NS | |||
| Ground cover | ||||
| Myoporum | 1123 (1.33) | |||
| Rosemary | 1123(1.33) | |||
| Gazania | 903 (1.07) | |||
| LSD0.05 | 164 | |||
| Grass | ||||
| Bermudagrass/Ryegrass | 846 (1.00) | |||
| Bermudagrass | 846 (1.00) | |||
| Buffalograss | 666 (0.79) | |||
| Bentgrass | 734 (0.87) | |||
| LSD0.05 | 113 | |||
↵Z 18 L = 5 gallon = #5 57 L = 15 gallon = #15