Pinaceae (Pinus)

Protocol Information for:

Label_title:
Pinus (ponderosa)

Family Names:

Family Scientific Name:
Pinaceae

Family Common Name:
Pine family

Scientific Names:

Genus:
Pinus

Species:
ponderosa

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Species Authority:
Dougl.

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Common Name:
Ponderosa pine

Species Code:
PINPON

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General Distribution:
P. ponderosa is found from southern British Columbia to Mexico, and from the Plains states of Nebraska and Oklahoma to the pacfic coast.

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Propagation Goal:
plants

Propagation Method:
seed

Product Type:
Container (plug)

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Grow Time:
0

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Propagation Processing/Propagule Characteristics:
Seed dormancy is physiological dormancy.

Pre-Planting Propagule Treatments:
Seeds are placed in cold moist stratification for 30 days. Germination occurs at 20. Germination was equal in light and dark.

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References:
Barton, L. V. (1930). Hastening the germination of some coniferous seeds. Amer. J. Bot. 17, 88-115.
Li, X. J., Burton, P. J. and Leadem, C. L. (1994). Interactive effects of light and stratification on the germination of some British Columbia conifers. Can J. Bot. 72, 1635-1646.
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 ponderosa Dougl. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/05/16). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.

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