Table 1.

Statistics and supporting data from the linear mixed models for the stand and ramet measurements. Standard error included with diploid and triploid mean. Statistically significant values (p < 0.05) are in bold.

	Measurement	Diploid	Triploid	Triploid/Diploid Ratio	F-statistic	n	p-value
Clone Measurements	Basal Area per ground area (m2 ha−1)	17.5 ± 1.8	11.4 ± 2.5	0.65	F1,8 = 5.86	52	0.04
	Canopy Openness (% open canopy)	28 ± 5	27 ± 8	0.97	F1,8 = 0.01	52	0.91
Ramet Measurements	DBH (cm)	10.8 ± 1.4	11.0 ± 2.0	1.03	F1,8 = 0.02	51	0.89
	Ramet Height (meters)	4.7 ± 0.6	5.3 ± 0.9	1.13	F1,8 = 0.53	51	0.49
	Leaf Area Index (LAI, leaf area per unit ground)	0.8 ± 0.1	0.7 ± 0.1	0.86	F1,8 = 1.08	42	0.33
	Leaf Area Distal to Branch Segment (cm2)	432 ± 40	399± 50	0.93	F1,8 = 0.39	40	0.55
	Hydraulic Conductivity, Kh (kg m2 s−1 MPa−1)	3.6×10−8± 6.0 ×10−9	4.7×10−8± 8.5×10−9	1.31	F1,8 = 1.70	40	0.23
	Specific Conductivity, Ks (kg m−1 s−1 MPa−1)	2.1×10−3 ± 7.4 ×10−4	3.4×10−3± 1.0×10−3	1.60	F1,8 = 1.47	40	0.26
	Hydraulic Conductivity normalized by leaf area, Kl (kg m−1 s−1 MPa−1)	1.2×10−6 ± 3.1×10−7	1.3×10−6 ± 4.3×10−7	1.16	F1,8 = 0.18	40	0.68