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Table 3 Main characteristics of the trees studied (defoliation class (defoliated and non-defoliated), diameter at breast height, height (h), basal area (Ab), sapwood area (As), maximum leaf area (AL), leaf-to-sapwood area ratio (AL:AS))

From: Below-ground hydraulic constraints during drought-induced decline in Scots pine

Tree

Class

Green leaves (%)

DBH (cm)

h (m)

Ab (cm2)

As (cm2)

AL (m2)

AL:AS (m2 cm−2)

364

D

40

40.1

11.5

1262.9

430.0

19.53

0.045

542*

D

45

42.6

14.5

1425.3

496.0

19.46

0.039

544*

D

45

28.4

16.1

633.5

174.2

8.53

0.049

693

D

35

42.8

11.7

1438.7

501.4

10.47

0.021

699*

D

40

45.7

15.7

1640.3

583.3

15.23

0.026

704

D

50

48.0

11.2

1809.6

652.1

16.64

0.026

706

D

50

38.8

14.6

1182.4

397.3

20.89

0.053

707

D

45

24.9

11.5

487.0

114.7

6.69

0.058

714

D

50

40.9

14.9

1313.8

450.7

16.52

0.037

748*

D

40

37.8

11.9

1122.2

372.8

22.25

0.060

561*

ND

80

35.5

16.1

989.8

319.0

17.06

0.097

562*

ND

80

38.3

18.0

1152.1

385.0

37.24

0.097

572*

ND

100

44.7

17.3

1569.3

554.5

45.99

0.083

711

ND

90

46.5

15.2

1698.2

606.8

32.91

0.054

712

ND

80

59.4

14.4

2771.2

1042.8

93.33

0.089

713

ND

80

26.7

8.2

559.9

144.3

19.94

0.138

715

ND

100

45.8

14.1

1647.5

586.2

37.02

0.063

716

ND

80

43.8

14.9

1506.7

529.0

31.63

0.060

717

ND

100

41.7

15.2

1365.7

471.7

25.84

0.055

725*

ND

100

41.0

14.4

1320.3

453.3

23.03

0.051

  1. The subset of trees with measurements of xylem radius variations is marked with an asterisk (*)
  2. D defoliated, ND non-defoliated, DBH diameter at breast height