Table 3. Average maximum extension and dry weight of regenerated roots 10 weeks after transplanting leyland cypress, laurel oak and slash pine produced in plastic containers (PC), directly in field soil (FG) and in fabric containers (FC).^{^z}

Tree species	Production method	Average maximum extension^{^y} (cm)	Dry weight (g)
Leyland cypress	PC	27.0b^{^x}	8.8b
	FG	32.0a	15.5b
	FC	29.7ab	33.9a
Laurel oak	PC	25.3b	2.3a
	FG	31.7a	3.2a
	FC	26.0ab	6.6a
Slash pine	PC	29.2b	58.0a
	FG	34.8a	11.2b
	FC	34.7a	77.9a

↵^zMean of 6 trees.
↵^yMean of 4 distances (N, E, S, W) measured from edge of root ball to farthest root tip.
↵^xMean separation within columns by species by Duncan’s MRTP <0.05.