2002
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Plano,
Texas
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Variety:
Acer palmatum L.
Transplanting
date:
late April, 2002
Growth
media:
aged, fine pine bark
Pot
size: 4 inches (standard design)
Data
collection:
late October, 2002
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Vitazyme
application: Every week the treated flat was drenched
with a 0.5% Vitazyme solution (0.5 oz/gallon of water), while the
control flat was left untreated.
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Survival
rate, after 6 months:
Control:
61%
Vitazyme: 83% (+22 percentage points)
Average
leaf number, per plant:
Control:
4
Vitazyme: 9 (+125%)
Average
seedling height:
Control:
3.5 in
Vitazyme: 6.5 in (+86%)
Average
trunk diameter, per tree:
Control:
0.0625 in
Vitazyme: 0.1250 in (+100%)
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