<html><head></head><body><div class="ydpc86c0d97yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div>Absolutely. Gary did great work and the results are the same today.</div><div><br></div><div class="ydpc86c0d97signature"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Philip van Wassenaer, B.SC., MFC<br>1331 Northaven Drive<br>Mississauga, Ontario<br>Canada, L5G 4E8<br>Tel: (905) 274-1022 <br>Cell: (647) 221 3046<br>Fax: (905) 274 2170</font></div></div>
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On Thursday, June 3, 2021, 01:55:46 p.m. EDT, C. Kavassalis via CANUFNET <canufnet@list.web.net> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">What is the current understanding of the influence of tree size on<br></div><div dir="ltr">transplant establishment and growth?<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">As a Master Gardener, I would like to make sound recommendations to<br></div><div dir="ltr">the public regarding caliper size and age of trees for best long term<br></div><div dir="ltr">results based on up-to-date research. My current understanding is<br></div><div dir="ltr">based on a 15 year old study by Watson concluding that smaller trees<br></div><div dir="ltr">establish more quickly and result in larger trees. Does this still<br></div><div dir="ltr">reflect best practice?<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Watson, W.. (2005). Influence of Tree Size on Transplant Establishment<br></div><div dir="ltr">and Growth. HortTechnology. 15. 10.21273/HORTTECH.15.1.0118.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237555899_Infl_uence_of_Tree_Size_on_Transplant_Establishment_and_Growth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237555899_Infl_uence_of_Tree_Size_on_Transplant_Establishment_and_Growth</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Thank you<br></div><div dir="ltr">Cathy Kavassalis<br></div><div dir="ltr">Master Gardeners of Ontario<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div>
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