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Germination of High Elevation Manzanitas

Extensive land development in California's Sierra Nevada country, particularly in the Lake Tahoe resort area, has created a need for propagation information on native shrubs for revegetating disturbed sites. Among the most important are two manzanitas, Arctostaphylos patula Greene, greenleaf manzanita and A. nevadensis Gray, pinemat manzanita. Although relatively easy to propagate from cuttings, propagation of the two species from seed has been inconsistent.


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Author(s): Jack R. Carlson, W. Curtis Sharp

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Volume 26, Number 3 (1975)

Volume: 26

Number: 3