Fig. 6From: Root system attributes of 12 juvenile indigenous early colonising shrub and tree species with potential for mitigating erosion in New ZealandTime required for roots of plants at 3 × 3 m spacing (1100 stems ha−1) to overlap. Error bars represent the standard error of the mean. The line at 1.5 m indicates which species and the year their lateral roots extended half the distance between plantsBack to article page