Measurement

No. Pairs

Planting Stock Type

t-value

P-value^a

Container

Bareroot

Height (m)

29

4.41 ± 1.16

2.90 ± 1.33

6.11

<0.001

DBH (cm)

29

8.8 ± 3.2

3.9 ± 3.0

8.37

<0.001

Green weight (kg):

Stem-only

16

22.8 ± 14.3

8.1 ± 7.3

4.48

<0.001

Whole-tree

16

45.2 ± 29.8

16.3 ± 14.4

4.28

<0.001

Initial height^b(cm)

29

189.6 ± 30.6

42.2 ± 32.6

24.29

<0.001

Basal caliper^b (mm)

29

17.3 ± 2.9

6.8 ± 1.6

17.08

<0.001