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Pinus (monticola)

Carol and Jerry Baskin
Professors
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225
seedlings.uidaho.com
Family Scientific Name: Pinaceae
Family Common Name: Pine family
Scientific Name: Pinus monticola Douglas ex Donn.
Common Name: Western white pine
Species Code: PINMON
General Distribution: P. monticola is found from 0 to 3000 m elevation; from British Columbia and Alberta south to Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Washington, oregon and California.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: Seeds exhibit physiological dormancy.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Seeds are placed in cold moist stratification for 60 days.
Germination occurs at 20C.
Germination is greater in dark than light.
References: Barton, L. V. (1930). Hastening the germination of some coniferous seeds. Amer. J. Bot. 17, 88-115.
Gansel, C. (1986). Comparison of seed stratification methods for western white pine. Pp. 19-22 In: T. D. Landis (Tech. Coord.). Proceedings: Combined Western Forest Nursery Council and Intermountain Nursery Association meeting. USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-137.
Li, X. J., Burton, P. J. and Leadem, C. L. (1994). Interactive effects of light and stratification on the germination of some British Columbia conifers. Can J. Bot. 72, 1635-1646.
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) Pinus monticola Douglas ex Donn. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. 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.