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Pinaceae (Pinus)



Pinus (flexilis)


Pinaceae

Pine family


Pinus

flexilis



E. James










Limber pine

PINFLE


P. flexilis is found from 1500 to 3600 m elevation; from British Columbia and Alberta south through the western United States to California, Arizona and New Mexico and Nebraska.


plants

seed

Container (plug)


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Seeds exhibit physiological dormancy.

Seeds are placed in cold moist stratification for 60 days. Germination occurs at 20C.












Krugman, S. L. and Jenkinson, J. L. (1974). Pinus L. Pine. Pp. 598-638. In: C. S. Schopmeyer (Tech. Coord.). Seeds of woody plants in the United States. USDA. Forest Service. Agriculture Handbook No. 450.
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 flexilis E. James 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.