Table 2 Mean (± SE) proportional (%) allocation of seedling section (needles, stem, branch, lateral root, and taproot) to total biomass in month 9 (M5) and month 13 (M13)

Loblolly

47.2 (2)b

43.9 (2)cd

17.6 (1)b

15.4 (1)c

3.0 (0.1)a

6.7 (0.4)a

21.3 (1)c

23.6 (2)cd

11.0 (1)

10.3 (1)a

Longleaf (coastal)

49.3 (2)b

52.9 (2)b

5.1 (1)c

4.7 (1)d

0 (0.3)c

0 (0.4)d

35.5 (1)a

32.6 (2)a

10.1 (1)

9.7 (1)ab

Longleaf (mountain)

58.4 (2)a

58.4 (1)a

6.4 (1)c

4.7 (1)d

0 (0.3)c

0 (0.3)d

27.9 (1)b

29.7 (1)ab

7.3 (1)

7.2 (1)c

Slash pine (typical)

46.1 (2)b

40.7 (1)d

20.4 (1)a

18.7 (1)b

2.9 (0.3)a

5.5 (0.3)b

22.2 (1)c

26.6 (2)bc

8.3 (1)

8.5 (1)abc

Slash pine (South Florida)

60.0 (2)a

46.6 (1)c

19.7 (1)ab

22.2 (1)a

1.2 (0.3)b

3.0 (0.3)c

11.3 (1)d

20.6 (2)d

7.8 (1)

7.7 (1)bc