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Height <strong>in</strong>crements of planted seedl<strong>in</strong>gs for the 3- to 5-year period were as follows:<br />

Treatment Height <strong>in</strong>crement from age 3 to 5<br />

(cm (<strong>in</strong>ches)<br />

Scarified 16.8 6.6<br />

Burned 13.1 5.2<br />

Residues removed 6.8 2.7<br />

Chips spread 9.9 3.9<br />

As one would expect, height growth of seedl<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong> each of the treatments<br />

varied substantially. However, the same treatment effect patterns held true for<br />

the tall es t, most agressive seed1 i ngs :<br />

Tallest Seedl<strong>in</strong>g Height<br />

Treatment Total Height Increment age 3 to 5<br />

(cm) ( i nches ) (cm) (<strong>in</strong>ches )<br />

Scarified 98 39 32 13<br />

Burned 9 6 3 8 3 0 12<br />

Residues removed 62 25 2 2 9<br />

Chips spread 69 27 28 11

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