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Quercus (wislizeni)

Carol and Jerry Baskin
Professors
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225
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Family Scientific Name: Fagaceae
Family Common Name: Oak family
Scientific Name: Quercus wislizeni A. DC.
Common Name: Interior live oak
Species Code: QUEWIS
General Distribution: Q. wislizenii is found in the Sierran foothills, valleys and coast ranges of California; from Ventura to Shasta and Siskiyou counties.
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 17 to 28 days.
Germination occurs at 30D/20N C alternating temperature cycle.
References: Olson, D. F., Jr. (1974b). Quercus L. Oak. Pp. 692-703. In: C. S. Schopmeyer (Tech. Coord.). Seeds of woody plants in the United States. USDA. Forest Service. Agriculture Handbook No. 450.
Matsuda, K. and McBride, J. R. (1989). Germination characteristics of selected California oak species. Amer. Midl. Nat. 122, 66-76.
Table 10.38 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) Quercus wislizeni A. DC. 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.