Table 2.

Tree growth of different types of sea-buckthorn.

	4y	15yN	15yH
Height (m)	2.60 ± 0.08b	4.07 ± 0.22a	4.17 ± 0.11a
Basal diameter (cm)	5.45 ± 0.23b	9.85 ± 0.63a	9.55 ± 0.69a
Length of annual branch (cm)	15.90 ± 1.31a	7.90 ± 1.20b	4.80 ± 0.69c
Basal diameter of annual branch (cm)	2.20 ± 0.13a	1.15 ± 0.08b	0.95 ± 0.20b
Leaf area (cm2)	2.38 ± 0.11a	1.20 ± 0.08b	0.54 ± 0.03c
Leaf mass per area (g·cm−2)	111.20 ± 2.16a	100.39 ± 1.38b	88.30 ± 1.67c

Means ± standard error (n = 6) are shown, and different letters refer to significant difference at P < 0.05.