TREE Fund Research Report: Long-Term Impact of Container Size on Tree Establishment by Michael Arnold, Ph.D.

Some of the most intriguing and useful research projects originate from questions or observations provided by students and industry colleagues, and this project had such an origin. Among the Green Industry and academia, the conventional wisdom was that smaller stock would establish more rapidly than larger trees, but larger trees offered more immediate impact. Our students asked the next obvious question; do the smaller trees ever catch up and if so, how long does it take? … Keep reading Dr. Arnold’s Research Report and also get to know him a little better in our “Behind the Research: Meet Dr. Mike Arnold” article by clicking here.

See Dr. Arnold’s research supported by TREE Fund.

Watch Do Planting Stock Decisions Really Make Much Difference Down The Road?, a 2018 TREE Fund webinar featuring Dr. Arnold.

Click here for the complete, June 2019 issue of TREE Press.