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Juniperus (occidentalis)

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

Family Scientific Name: Cupressaceae
Family Common Name: Cedar family
Scientific Name: Juniperus occidentalis Hook.
Common Name: Western juniper
Species Code: JUNOCC
General Distribution: J. occidentalis is found in Washington, Idaho, Nevada and California.
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 98 to 148 days.
Germination occurs under greenhouse temperatures.
References: Young, J. A., Evans, R. A., Budy, J. D. and Palmquist, D. E. (1988). Stratification of seeds of western and Utah juniper. For. Sci. 34, 1059-1066.
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) Juniperus occidentalis Hook. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/03/28). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.