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Elaeagnus (commutata)

Carol and Jerry Baskin
Professors
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225
seedlings.uidaho.com

Family Scientific Name: Elaeagnaceae
Family Common Name: Oleaster family
Scientific Name: Elaeagnus commutata Bernh.
Common Name: Silverberry
Species Code: ELACOM
General Distribution: E. commutata is found from British columbia to Quebec and south to Utah in the western United States.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: Seed dormancy is physiological dormancy.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Seeds are placed in cold moist stratification for 30 to 90 days.
Germination occurs at 30D/20N C alternating temperature cycle.
References: Morgenson, G. (1990). Pregermination treatment and stratification of silverberry seed. Tree Plant. Notes 41(1), 24-25.
Table 10.39 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.

Citation:

Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/09/18). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.