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Table 1 Seed sources and nursery treatment

From: Observations of “coarse” root development in young trees of nine exotic species from a New Zealand plot trial

Species

Common namea

Source and treatment

Physiological age at planting (years)

Mean seedling height at planting (m)

Quercus robur

Oak

Seedlings sourced from a local tree where seed had fallen and germinated in leaf litter/bark/garden soil. 2009 germination.

2

0.27

Eucalyptus fastigata

Eucalypt

Direct open-ground-sown into commercial nursery bed, October 2009.

1

0.36

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Douglas-fir

Direct open-ground-sown into commercial nursery bed, October 2009.

1

0.15

Sequoia sempervirens

Redwood

Direct open-ground-sown into commercial nursery bed, October 2009.

1

0.37

Prunus serrulatus

Cherry

Transplanted from under a local tree where the seed had fallen and germinated in the leaf litter. 2009 germination.

2

0.79

Acacia melanoxylon

Blackwood

Direct open-ground-sown into commercial nursery bed, October 2009.

1

0.72

Alnus rubra

Alder

Direct open-ground-sown into commercial nursery bed, October 2009.

1

0.83

Cupressus lusitanica

Cypress

Direct open-ground-sown into commercial nursery bed, October 2009.

1

0.42

Pinus radiata

Radiata

GF 19 improved seed. Direct open-ground-sown into commercial nursery bed, October 2009.

1

0.43

  1. aCommon name used in this paper