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Rocky Mountain Juniper Production at the Colorado State Forest Service

Seed dormancy limits Rocky Mountain juniper production. The Colorado State Forest Service has found summer sowing and "natural stratification" to be beneficial. Seed stratified in this way follows a "natural" soil temperature regime over a seven month period. Seventy percent or better germination is achieved using this method from Great Plains and Northern Colorado seed sources.


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Author(s): Randy D. Moench

Publication: National Nursery Proceedings - 1995

Event: Western Forest and Conservation Nursery Association Meeting
1995 - Kearney, NE