; ▁seed lings ▁and ▁em bl ings ▁had ▁similar ▁water ▁movement ▁cap ability ▁at ▁both ▁high ▁and ▁low ▁root ▁temper atures ; ▁net ▁photos yn thesis ▁and ▁need le ▁conduct ance ▁at ▁low ▁root ▁temper atures ▁were ▁greater ▁in ▁seed lings ▁than ▁in ▁em bl ings ; ▁and ▁seed lings ▁had ▁greater ▁root ▁growth ▁than ▁em bl ings ▁at ▁ 2 2   ° C ▁root , ▁but ▁root ▁growth ▁among ▁all ▁plants ▁was ▁low ▁at ▁ 7 . 5   ° C ▁root ▁temperature . ▁ ▁G row th ▁and ▁surv ival ▁of ▁interior ▁spr uce ▁ 3 1 3 B ▁St y ro block ® ▁seed lings ▁and ▁em bl ings ▁after ▁out plant ing ▁on ▁a ▁re for est ation ▁site ▁were ▁determined ▁by ▁G ross nick le ▁and ▁Major ▁( 1 9 9 2 ). ▁For ▁both ▁seed lings ▁and ▁em bl ings , ▁os m otic ▁potential ▁at ▁s atur ation ▁( ψ s at ) ▁and ▁t urg or ▁loss ▁point ▁( ψ tip ) ▁increased ▁from ▁a ▁low ▁of ▁- 1 . 8 2 ▁and ▁- 2 . 2 2 ▁M Pa , ▁respectively , ▁just ▁prior ▁to ▁plant ing ▁to ▁a ▁season al ▁high ▁of ▁- 1 . 0 9 ▁and ▁- 1 . 2 1 ▁M Pa , ▁respectively , ▁during ▁active ▁shoot ▁el ong ation . ▁There after , ▁seed lings ▁and ▁em bl ings ▁( ψ s at ) ▁and ▁( ψ tip ) ▁decl ined ▁to ▁- 2 . 0 0