Pinaceae (Pinus)

Protocol Information for:

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Pinus (contorta)

Family Names:

Family Scientific Name:
Pinaceae

Family Common Name:
Pine family

Scientific Names:

Genus:
Pinus

Species:
contorta

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Species Authority:
Douglas ex Loudon

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Common Name:
Lodgepole pine

Species Code:
PINCON

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General Distribution:
P. contorta is found from Alaska,Yukon, and Northwest Territories east and south to Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana.

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Propagation Goal:
plants

Propagation Method:
seed

Product Type:
Container (plug)

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0

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Propagation Processing/Propagule Characteristics:
Seeds are non dormant.

Pre-Planting Propagule Treatments:
Seeds are placed in cold moist stratification for 21 days. Germination occurs at 24 to 27 C.
Germination occurred equally well in light and dark.

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References:
Haasis, F. W. and Thrupp, A. C. (1931). Temperature relations of lodgepole-pine seed germination. Ecology 12, 728-744.
Table 10.35 In: Baskin, C.J. and Baskin, J.M. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography and Evolution in Dormancy and Germination, Academic Press, 1998. Chapter 10: A Geographical Perspective on Germination Ecology: Temperate and Arctic Zones, pages 331 to 458.

Citation:
Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/05/17). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.

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