<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">I would like to clarify that you are suggesting planting trees with a smaller caliper rather than planting trees that are smaller when mature. It is important to make this distinction as large canopy trees, grown well into maturity are essential for the Ecosystem Services deliverable as well as the array of diversity they host.<br class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks for confirming.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Naomi Zürcher</div><div class="">Arbor Aegis<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jun 3, 2021, at 9:13 PM, Mark Carroll via CANUFNET <<a href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net" class="">canufnet@list.web.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">As Municipal Arborist in charge of planting street trees and planting seedlings within natural zones I can emphatically say that planting smaller trees will increase survival rates. I have many examples where small planted trees have survived and even surpassed the growth of nearby larger planted trees, if this makes sense.<br class=""><br class=""><div id="ymail_android_signature" class=""><a id="ymail_android_signature_link" href="https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature" class="">Sent from Rogers Yahoo Mail on Android</a></div> <br class=""> <blockquote style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;" class=""> <div style="font-family:Roboto, sans-serif; color:#6D00F6;" class=""> <div class="">On Thu., 3 Jun. 2021 at 1:55 p.m., C. Kavassalis via CANUFNET</div><div class=""><<a href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net" class="">canufnet@list.web.net</a>> wrote:</div> </div> <div style="padding: 10px 0 0 20px; margin: 10px 0 0 0; border-left: 1px solid #6D00F6;" class=""> <div dir="ltr" class="">What is the current understanding of the influence of tree size on<br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class="">transplant establishment and growth?<br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class="">As a Master Gardener, I would like to make sound recommendations to<br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class="">the public regarding caliper size and age of trees for best long term<br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class="">results based on up-to-date research. My current understanding is<br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class="">based on a 15 year old study by Watson concluding that smaller trees<br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class="">establish more quickly and result in larger trees. Does this still<br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class="">reflect best practice?<br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class="">Watson, W.. (2005). Influence of Tree Size on Transplant Establishment<br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class="">and Growth. HortTechnology. 15. 10.21273/HORTTECH.15.1.0118.<br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class=""><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237555899_Infl_uence_of_Tree_Size_on_Transplant_Establishment_and_Growth" target="_blank" class="">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237555899_Infl_uence_of_Tree_Size_on_Transplant_Establishment_and_Growth</a><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class="">Thank you<br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class="">Cathy Kavassalis<br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class="">Master Gardeners of Ontario<br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""></div> </div> </blockquote></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>