Table 1. Baseline data on tree height and diameter at breast height (DBH) of T. distichum and T. ascendens saplings prior to planting in 2012 (means ± S.E., n = 9).

Index	T. distichum	T. ascendens
DBH (cm)	0.76 ± 0.06a†	0.78 ± 0.06a
Tree height (m)	1.61 ± 0.01a	1.64 ± 0.01a

^†According to t-tests, the values did not differ significantly between species at the 0.05 level.