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Ailanthus altissma- Plant Tissues (Winter, 1999)


AVERAGE CONCENTRATIONS OF ELEMENTS IN AILANTHUS ALTISSMA PLANT TISSUES

TREE COMPONENT

Cu

Mn

Fe

Zn

Ca

Mg

K

P

WOOD

2.283

9.103

4.035

0.283

0.089

0.038

0.179

0.006

BARK

4.766

34.293

49.748

1.652

2.218

0.159

0.470

0.106

BRANCHES

6.431

16.267

24.301

2.137

0.486

0.100

0.324

0.048

TWIGS

13.556

28.106

41.162

5.571

0.831

0.181

0.497

0.088

Cu , Fe, Zn, Mn concentrations in ppm. Ca, Mg, K, and P concentrations in percent.


TOTAL CONCENTRATIONS OF ELEMENTS IN AILANTHUS ALTISSMA BY DBH

Tree Number

DBH

Cu

Mn

Fe

Zn

Ca

Mg

K

P

6

7.9

6.988

35.488

57.495

2.097

3.172

0.271

0.863

0.098

1

10.9

165.223

678.974

578.287

30.346

18.240

3.175

13.182

1.589

3

12.83

362.439

772.742

1185.218

72.761

24.906

4.841

14.338

1.345

5

22

544.688

1389.013

1479.611

274.023

219.939

193.985

224.894

187.282

Cu , Fe, Zn, Mn concentrations in ppm. Ca, Mg, K, and P concentrations in percent.

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Date Last Modified: 5/06/99

F&ES 579B, Spring 1999