246 Missouri Agr. Exp. Sta. Research Bulletin No. 8 



Kind of Root 



Mahaleb 



cherry roots. 



Mahaleb 



cherry roots. 



Mahaleb 



cherry roots. 



Mahaleb 



cherry roots. 



Mahaleb 



cherry roots. 



Mahaleb 



cherry roots. . 



Mahaleb 



cherry roots. . 



Mahaleb 



cherry roots. 



Mazzard 



cherry roots. . 



Location 



of 



Root 



2 inches below 

 surface 



8 inches below 

 surface 



10 inches be- 

 low surface..., 



6 inches below 

 surface 



Largest 

 Diameter 



2 inches below 

 surface. . . . 



6 inches below 

 surface 



10 inches be- 

 low surface.. 



9J^ inches be- 

 low surface.. 



Date of F 

 At surface. . . . 



1 in. 



,2 in.... 



.35 in.,. 



1 in. 



1 in.... 



.4 in.... 



.35 in. 



, 2 in... 



Length 



Tem- 

 pera- 

 ture 



13 in.... 



4 in.... 



4 in.... 



4 in. 



14 in. 



reezing, Ma 

 1.1 in.... 



6 in. 



2 in.... 



3 in.... 



rch 21, 1 

 11 in.... 



-10 



-10 



-10 



-10 



-10 



-10 

 -10 



-10 



913. 

 -10 



Results 



No injury in 

 first 6 in. Very 

 slight injury 

 in cambium in 

 next 3 in. Cam- 

 bium and cor- 

 tex injury in 

 remainder. 



Cambium and 

 cortex injury 

 throughout. 



Cambium and 

 cortex very 

 slightly i n - 

 jured. 



Cambium and 

 cortex injured 

 severely. 



No injury in 

 first 4 inches. 

 Cambium and 

 cortex injured 

 very slightly 

 throughout 

 remainder. 



Cambium and 

 cortex injury 

 throughout. 



Slight injury in 

 cambium and 

 cortex. 



Cambium and 

 cortex injured. 



Cambium in- 

 jured through- 

 out. Cortex in 

 jury in last 8 

 in. More severe 

 near terminal; 

 least injury 

 near crown. 



