Taxodium (distichum)
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Carol and Jerry Baskin Professors University of Kentucky University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225 seedlings.uidaho.com |
| Family Scientific Name: | Taxodiaceae | ||
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| Family Common Name: | Bald cypress family | ||
| Scientific Name: | Taxodium distichum (L.) L.C. Rich. | ||
| Common Name: | Bald cypress | ||
| Species Code: | TAXDIS | ||
| General Distribution: | T. distichum is fund in the southern United States. | ||
| 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 112 days and germinate at 21/18 C. | ||
| References: |
Biswas, P. K., Bonamy, P. A. and Paul, K. B. (1972). Germination promotion of loblolly pine and baldcypress seeds by stratification and chemical treatments. Physiol. Plant. 27, 71-76. In: Baskin, C. and Baskin, J. Table 10.15 Chapter 10. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination. Academic Press, 1998. 666 |
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Citation:
Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Taxodium distichum (L.) L.C. Rich. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/02/23). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.
