Table 1. The initial root collar diameter and height of two deciduous hardwood species seedlings before refrigerated storage treatment.

Species Stock type Root collar diameter (mm) Height (cm)
Q. variabilis Bare-root 4.2±0.5 31.3±6.9
Container 3.9±0.2 34.9±4.7
Z. serrata Bare-root 4.1±0.6 44.3±7.3
Container 4.3±0.4 48.3±5.4