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Pinaceae (Pinus)



Pinus (coulteri)


Pinaceae

Pine family


Pinus

coulteri



D Donn.










Coulter pine

PINCOU


P. coulteri is found in the coast range of central California south into lower California.


plants

seed

Container (plug)


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Seed dormancy is physiological dormancy.

Seeds are placed in cold moist stratification for 30 to 40 days. Germination occurs at 25D/19N C alternating temperature cycle and at 20 C.
In another study, seeds germinate at 30/20 C.












Barton, L. V. (1930). Hastening the germination of some coniferous seeds. Amer. J. Bot. 17, 88-115.
Johnston, G. R. and Clare, R. S. (1931). Hastening the germination of western pine seeds. J. For. 29, 895-906.
Table 10.38 Krugman and Jenkinson,1974 Table 10.1 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 coulteri D Donn. 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.