INFLUENCE OF PLANTING DEPTH ON SURVIVAL AND GROWTH OF RED PINE
The tenth-year survival and height data for an experiment which compared five depths of planting (−2, −1, 0, +1 and +2 inches), and two methods of planting, slit (with spade) and wedge (side-hole, with spade), of red pine, Pinus resinosa Ait., are given.Survival was found to increase with depth of planting whereas height growth was best with shallow planting in the 0 to +1 range. As the effect on height growth was minor in comparison with the effect on survival it was concluded that planting slightly below nursery level was best.The poorer survival (about 10%) and height growth (about 13%) of the trees planted by the slit method was not significant, although the experimental design permitted only a coarse comparison.