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Pinaceae (Pinus)



Pinus (echinata)


Pinaceae

Pine family


Pinus

echinata



P. Mill.










Shortleaf pine

PINECH


P. echinata is found in southeastern United States.


plants

seed

Container (plug)


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Seeds exhibit physiological dormancy.

Seeds are cold stratified for 30 to 60 days and germinate at 21 C.












Barton, L. V. (1928). Hastening the germination of southern pine seeds. Boyce Thompson Inst. Plant Res. Prof. Paper 1(9), 58-69.
In: Baskin, C. and Baskin, J. Table 10.15 Chapter 10. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination. Academic Press, 1998. 666 pages.

Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Pinus echinata P. Mill. 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.