Root Development of Transplanted Seedlings Initially in Bottomless Milk Cartons    (View PDF)

Sancho Dickinson and Carl E. Whitcomb

Abstract: Pecan, Carya illinoensis 'Western' and sawtooth oak, Quercus acutissima seedlings were grown in containers 5 1/2 X 2 3/4 X 2 3/4" without bottoms and on a wire bench for 1 0 weeks prior to being planted into the field. The tree seedlings were dug after 30 days and evaluated for root growth. Both species had produced numerous new roots in excess of 8 inches in length. However, the pecan roots were coarse and had few branches, whereas, the sawtooth oak had a very fibrous root system.

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https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.1982.073