Abstract:Five-year-old Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) trees growing in bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) sod were fertilized at two depths with liquid, granular, or compressed (Tree Stake) fertilizer. Trees were fertilized in the fall when dormant or in the spring when in active growth. Annual increase in trunk caliper was used to measure tree growth over two growing seasons. Increase in trunk caliper was least with liquid, greatest with compressed, and intermedidate with granular fertilizer. Granular and compressed fert… Show more
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