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Betula (nigra)

Carol and Jerry Baskin
Professors
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225
seedlings.uidaho.com
Family Scientific Name: Betulaceae
Family Common Name: Birch Family
Scientific Name: Betula nigra L.
Common Name: River birch
Ecotype: BETNIG
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: Inferred seed dormancy is physiological dormancy.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Seeds were stratified for 30 to 60 days.
Seeds germinated at 24 to 27 C.
Germination was greater in light than in dark.
References: Baskin,C.C. and Baskin, J.M. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination. Academic Press.1998.666p.
McDermott, R. E. (1953). Light as a factor in the germination of some bottomland hardwood seeds. J. For. 51, 203-204.
Nokes, J. (1986). How to grow native plants of Texas and the Southwest. Texas Monthly Press, Austin.

Citation:

Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2003. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Betula nigra L. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/07/01). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.