Table 4 Models testing the effects of pruning treatment on tree height (HEIGHT10 and HEIGHT11) and dbh (DBH10 and DBH11) after the 2010 and 2011 growing seasons, respectively

DBH10

(Intercept)

23.24

1.61

962

<0.001

D2009

0.98

0.02

962

<0.001

Treatment 1

0.24

0.64

962

0.71

Treatment 2

−1.96

0.64

962

0.01

Treatment E1

0.34

0.63

962

0.59

Treatment E2

−3.24

0.63

962

<0.001

HEIGHT10

(Intercept)

165.62

13.59

962

<0.001

H2009

0.95

0.01

962

<0.001

Treatment 1

−8.33

2.95

962

0.01

Treatment 2

−21.66

2.94

962

<0.001

Treatment E1

−11.96

2.92

962

<0.001

Treatment E2

−17.70

2.92

962

<0.001

DBH11

(Intercept)

42.93

2.62

891

0.03

D2009

1.08

0.02

891

0.52

Treatment 1

−23.46

0.83

891

0.09

Treatment 2

−25.83

0.82

891

0.55

Treatment E1

−0.04

0.89

891

0.06

Treatment E2

−4.40

0.89

891

0.04

HEIGHT11

(Intercept)

351.41

19.38

891

<0.001

H2009

0.92

0.02

891

<0.001

Treatment 1

−179.15

3.99

891

<0.001

Treatment 2

−192.22

3.97

891

<0.001

Treatment E1

−14.68

4.30

891

<0.001

Treatment E2

−36.08

4.27

891

<0.001