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Prunus (virginiana)

Carol and Jerry Baskin
Professors
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225
seedlings.uidaho.com
Family Scientific Name: Rosaceae
Family Common Name: Rose family
Scientific Name: Prunus virginiana L.
Common Name: Chokecherry
Species Code: PRUVIR
General Distribution: P. virginiana is found throughout North America.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: Seeds exhibit physiological dormancy.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Seeds are cold stratified for 120 to 160 days and germinate at 25/10 C.
In another study, seeds are stratified for 112 to 168 days and germinate at 27/21 C.
Seeds are placed in cold moist stratification for 120 to 160 days.
References: Grisez, T. J. (1974). Prunus L. Cherry, peach, and plum. Pp. 658-673. In: C. S. Schopmeyer (Tech. Coord.). Seeds of woody plants in the United States. USDA. Forest Service. Agriculture Handbook No. 450.
Lockley, G. C. (1980). Germination of chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) seeds. Seed Sci. Technol. 8, 237-244.
Shaw, N. (1984). Producing bareroot seedlings of native shrubs. Pp. 6-15. In: P. M. Murphy (compiler). The challenge of producing native plants for the Intermountain area. Proceedings Intermountain Nurseryman's Association 1983 Conference, 8-11 August 1983, Las Vegas, Nevada. USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-168.
In: Baskin, C. and Baskin, J. Table 10.16 Chapter 10. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination. Academic Press, 1998. 666 pages.

Citation:

Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Prunus virginiana L. 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.