Planting of different-sized tree transplants on arable soil

Abstract

Abstract:On the arable land of the Rosovka Stream alluvium in the Czech Republic, a windbreak containing native woody species, was planted within a restoration project. This study evaluates the effect of that planting of three different tree sizes, on the rate of growth. The sizes of transplants employed in this study included small (1.0 -1.5 meters tall), medium-sized (2.0 -2.5 meters tall) and large (with a trunk circumference of 0.1-0.12 meters). The following native tree species, from the Eurosiberian region, were used: Quercus robur L., Carpinus betulus L., Fraxinus excelsior L., Acer campestre L., Acer pseudoplatanus L., Tilia cordata Mill., and Prunus avium L. Growth rates were monitored over a five-year period. Small transplants had the highest growth; they grew approximately 0.4 meters more than transplants from the other size categories. Our results show that the selection of the size of transplant has a significant impact on development and growth. However, differences in the post-transplant responses of individual species were found.

Thirty Years of Growth of Woody Plants in a Biocorridor Established on Agricultural Land: Case Study From Vracov (Czech Republic)

“…This shows that the use of saplings with trained crowns is not justified in terms of the long-term development of the stand. This was confirmed in other biocorridors (Jelínek & Úradníček, 2010b), and the same conclusion was reached by Dostálek et al (2009Dostálek et al ( , 2014.…”

“…Such research included the influence of the stand establishment method and transplant size on subsequent tree growth. The monitoring was carried out at the Valová and Klapý site (Dostálek et al, 2007(Dostálek et al, , 2009(Dostálek et al, , 2014. Occasionally, other components of these biocorridors or other components of the TSES were monitored for students' final theses (Prokešová, 2019;Slach, 2014;Šimečková, 2010;Šťastová, 2012;Vašíček, 2015;Večeřa, 2014).…”

Growth and Water Use During Establishment of Irrigated Bare Root and Balled-Burlap Green Ash Transplanted Into A High Desert Landscape

“…Griffin et al (2010) and Shober et al (2010) tracked xylem water potential to determine tree establishment in a high summer rainfall climate. Here, we showed that stomatal sensitivity to root loss is amplified by high ET o (Hipps et al, 2014) on transplanted trees with higher leaf area:root ratio (Dostalek et al, 2009;Riikonen et al, 2011). Stomatal closure mediates root loss and dry to moderate xylem water tension enough that water potential is not a good measure of root establishment following transplanting in dry climates.…”

“…Higher g S per unit leaf area would mean less isohydric stress, more carbon uptake that would explain the leap in growth Year 2. This growth surge highlights smaller trees being more effective in re-establishing a new root: leaf area balance than BB and BR-Large trees (Dostalek et al, 2009;Watson, 2005). BR tree root systems have the advantage of more direct root contact with ambient soil.…”

“…Until established, transplanted trees maintain a delicate balance among leaf area necessary for photosynthesis, root regrowth into ambient soil, and rooting volume necessary for water uptake (Griffin et al, 2010;Shober et al, 2010;Watson and Kupowski, 1991). Transplanted deciduous trees balance transpiring leaf area against root loss by reducing leaf number and size (Dostalek et al, 2009;Riikonen et al, 2011), particularly BR trees with greater root loss (Abod and Webster, 1990;Gunnel et al, 2008). Leaf area can be managed to accommodate root system reduction, again particularly for BR trees, with careful pruning to reduce water stress after transplanting (Dagit and Downer, 2002;Hipps et al, 2014;Ranney et al, 1989).…”