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Phyllodoce (breweri)

David A. Dyer
USDA NRCS - Lockeford Plant Materials Center
P.O. Box 68, 21001 N. Ellicott Road
Lockeford, California 95237
(209) 727-5319
(209) 727-5923 (fax)
ddyer@inreach.com
http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/capmc
Family Scientific Name: Ericaceae
Family Common Name: Heath
Scientific Name: Phyllodoce breweri
Common Name: Red Mountain Heather
General Distribution: Moist rocky slopes, meadows, sub-alpine; 4,000-11,000 feet.
Propagation Goal: cuttings
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Collection: Collected in the Yosemite National Park.
Propagule Processing: EASE OF COLLECTION: Collection and reestablishment were carried out by Yosemite National Park; data not available at the Lockeford Plant Materials Center.
METHOD OF CLEANING: Hand-screened only, three times.
TYPE OF MATERIAL COLLECTED FOR PROPAGATION: Seed, cuttings.
PROPAGATION METHOD: Cuttings received in flats were transplanted into cone cells in UCD mix of perlite, peat, vermiculite, sand, and Osmocote (50-50 peat/vermiculite mix had poor drainage). These were placed on bottom heat at 70§F soil temperature. Misting was set for 4 seconds at 6-minute intervals, later changed to 4 seconds at 10-minute intervals. Cuttings received in cone cells were placed in lathhouse and fertilized with Osmocote. The latter, left in lath-house for entire winter, had better performance than cuttings rooted in green-house. Results with cuttings were poor.
NUMBER OF SEEDS PER POUND: Quantitative values for seed/lb. could not be found.
PERCENT GERMINATION: Quantitative values for seed germination could not be found.
Pre-Planting Treatments: PRETREATMENT USED: Seeds: 2 months cold stratification at 35§F; seed mixed with moist vermiculite in a sealed plastic bag.
Growing Area Preparation/
Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:		 METHOD OF GROWING: Collection and reestablishment were carried out by Yosemite National Park; data not available at the Lockeford Plant Materials Center.
Harvesting, Storage and Shipping: SEED MATURITY DATE: Quantitative values for date of maturity could not be found.

STORAGE REQUIREMENTS: Longevity of seed unknown. No known special storage requirements.

ESTIMATED PROPAGULE STORAGE POTENTIAL: Propagules not stored.
Other Comments: REESTABLISHMENT TECHNIQUES: It was planted at a seeding rate of 1 pound per acre (30" rows). Seeded on 11-10-90, the two acres were rated as a good initial stand; however, the seedlings were 1-2 inches tall when 100F temperature occurred at the end of December, 1990; this killed the stand.

Citation:

Dyer, Dave. 2001. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Phyllodoce breweri cuttings USDA NRCS - Lockeford Plant Materials Center Lockeford, California. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/02/24). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.