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Table 2 Tree diameter at breast height, tree height, and tree external resin feature score, for the ten trees of each treatment in August 2007, and soil water content at the time of the spring and summer stem bending treatments in September 2007 and February 2008

From: Effect of stem bending and soil moisture on the incidence of resin pockets in radiata pine

Treatment

Diameter at breast height (cm)

Tree height (m)

External resin feature score

Soil available volumetric water content (%)

Control

20.2 (17.0-23.4)

11.9 (9.6-14.3)

2.2

 

Spring

20.5 (16.1-23.7)

12.6 (11.0 -14.7)

2.0

33

Summer – water stressed

20.4 (16.7-25.5)

11.9 (9.2 -13.3)

2.1

20

Summer – released from water stress

20.2 (16.3-24.3)

12.1 (11.0 -13.2)

2.1

75

  1. Average and range in brackets.