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Rhus (aromatica)

Carol and Jerry Baskin
Professors
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225
seedlings.uidaho.com

Family Scientific Name: Anacardiaceae
Family Common Name: Cashew family
Scientific Name: Rhus aromatica Ait.
Common Name: Fragrant sumac
Species Code: RHUARO
General Distribution: R. aromatica is found within temperate deciduous forests of North America.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: Seeds exhibit physical-physiological dormancy.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Seeds are scarified and cold stratified and germinate at 30 C.
References: Heit, C. E. (1969b). Propagation from seed. Part 7: Germinating six hardseeded groups. Amer. Nurseryman 125(12), 10-12, 37-41, 44-45.
Li, unpublished.
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.. 2001. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Rhus aromatica Ait. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/04/26). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.