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Pinaceae (Pinus)



Pinus (edulis)


Pinaceae

Pine family


Pinus

edulis



Engelm.










Pinyon pine

PINEDU


P. edulis is found from southwestern Idaho south to California, Arizona, New Mexico, western Texas and into Mexico.


plants

seed

Container (plug)


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Seeds are non dormant.

Germination occurs at 30D/20N C alternating temperature cycle.












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.
Table 10.38 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 edulis Engelm. 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.