Table 2.

Canopy width, leaf stem and root dry weight and number of small (< 1 cm) and large (> 1 cm) roots on green ash two years after transplanting from field grow fabric containers or balled and burlapped in Oklahoma.

BagGelPeatFert.Canopy width (m)Dry weight (g)No. of roots
LeafStemRootSmallLarge
NoNoNoNo1.77az1017.5a3524.7a1945.2a77a47a
YesNoNoNo1.49a815.1a2579.8a1660.8a61a46a
YesNoNoYes1.90a928.6a2491,9a1748.3a58a54a
YesNoYesNo1.72a843.4a2898.0a1660.8a53a39a
YesNoYesYes2.05a973.9a3240.5a2026.2a61a51a
YesYesNoNo1.94a962.4a2784.0a1899.9a67a51a
YesYesNoYes1.60a928.8a2811.7a1705.1a62a49a
YesYesYesNo1.64a816.2a3385.8a1951.2a53a53a
  • z Mean separation within columns by Turey’s w Procedure. Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different (P = 0.05).