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Pinaceae (Pinus)



Pinus (contorta)


Pinaceae

Pine family


Pinus

contorta



Douglas ex Loudon










Lodgepole pine

PINCON


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.


plants

seed

Container (plug)


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Seeds are non dormant.

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.












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.

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 2024/12/22). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.