Table 1.

Leaf characteristicsz of select Acer rubrum cultivars from tissue cultured versus budded propagation.

Average leaf area (cm2)Petiole length (cm)Stomatai no./ cm2Chlorophyll level (SPAD)
Franksred
Tissue cultured53.37 ay9.26 a76,410 a52.0 a
Budded53.83 a9.79 a70,192 b52.5 a
October Glory
Tissue cultured61.87 a17.09 a64,423 b43.2 b
Budded57.55 b15.52 b73,076 a44.0 a

  • ↵z Means by column derived from: 80, 80, 40, 1200 leaf samples, respectively.

  • ↵y Means separation by cultivar (tissue cultured versus budded) within columns by Duncan’s Multiple Range Test, P = 0.05.