A Comparison of the Growth Responses and Physiology of Two Amenity Tree Species Subjected to Water Stress

Growth And Phenology Of Established Tilia Cordata Street Trees In Response To Different Irrigation Regimes

“…on Quercus virginiana andBellet-Travers and Ireland (1999) on Platanus × hispanica, but contradicting results have been published, too Costello et al (2005),. for example, found no additional growth of different Quercus species after a program of 4 years of irrigation, irrigating with respective averages ofBlockStart of stem growth (day of year) Values in columns differ significantly when followed by different letters (according to LSD test, P < 0.05).…”

“…Previous studies report somewhat inconsistent results of additional irrigation. Whereas some provide evidence of growth responses to an additional supply of water (Bellet-Travers and Ireland 1999), others find no significant growth effects (Whitlow et al 1992;Costello et al 2005). Many irrigation studies, however, were carried out in field plots and may therefore not necessarily reflect the special situation of a street tree.…”