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Pinaceae (Pinus)



Pinus (sabiniana)


Pinaceae

Pine family


Pinus

sabiniana



Dougl.










Gray pine

PINSAB


P. sabiniana is found from in the foothills of the Cascades and Sierras and coast ranges of 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 45 days.Germination occurs at 25D/19N C alternating temperature cycle. In another study, seeds germinate at 22 to 26 C and germination was greater in lightthan dark.












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 sabiniana Dougl. 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.