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Vaccinium (caespitosum)

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: Vaccinium caespitosum
Common Name: Dwarf Blueberry
General Distribution: Margins of wet meadows, mountain slopes; less than 11,000 feet.
Propagation Goal: seeds
Propagation Method: vegetative
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: Collection and reestablishment were carried out by Yosemite National Park; data not available at the Lockeford Plant Materials Center.
TYPE OF MATERIAL COLLECTED FOR PROPAGATION: Cuttings.
PROPAGATION METHOD: See Ledum glandulosum; cuttings did not root.
NUMBER OF SEEDS PER POUND: Data unavailable at date of publication.
PERCENT GERMINATION: Data unavailable at date of publication.
Pre-Planting Treatments: PRETREATMENT USED: Data unavailable at date of publication.
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: Data unavailable at date of publication.

STORAGE REQUIREMENTS: Data unavailable at date of publication.

ESTIMATED PROPAGULE STORAGE POTENTIAL: Data unavailable at date of publication.

Citation:

Dyer, Dave. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Vaccinium caespitosum seeds USDA NRCS - Lockeford Plant Materials Center Lockeford, California. 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.