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A comparison in the growth of Silver Birch trees at Lunt, Merseyside. On the left is a Silver Birch tree planted using traditional forestry methods and on the right is one planted on land which has been deep ploughed. A comparison in the growth of Larch trees at Lunt, Merseyside. On the left is a Larch tree planted using traditional forestry methods and on the right is one planted on land which has been deep ploughed.
Weed coverage chart
Weed coverage chart
Graph to show a comparison in wildflower and weed establishment between deep ploughed land sown with grass and wildflowers and deep ploughed land sown with wildflowers only. % Cover of common annual weed species after first growing season, after normal ploughing, with and without Roundup treatment. % Cover of common annual weed species in the first growing season, after deep ploughing, with and without Roundup treatment.
Root count charts
2 graphs to show a comparison in rooting depths after normal and deep ploughing.
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