Table 19. 
Middle Zone 
Lower Zone 
four study blocks-Continued 
Planting Dates (Month and Day 1974)* 
Species 
Smooth cordgrass 
Big cordgrass 
Gulf cordgrass*** 
Saltcedar 
Giant reed 
Black mangrove** 
Saltgrass 
Needlegrass 
Common reed 
American bulrush 
Olney bulrush 
Saltmarsh bulrush 
Smooth cordgrass 
Big cordgrass 
Gulf cordgrass*** 
Saltcedar 
Mean number of tillers produced by surviving transplants by 
species, planting date, and zone. Data combined from the 
8 July 
*Data collected 19 to 21 September 1974. 
**Black mangrove was not included in early plantings. 
***Normally a natural occurring dominant in this zone. 
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