Rhus (trilobata)
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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: | Anacardiaceae | ||
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| Family Common Name: | Cashew family | ||
| Scientific Name: | Rhus trilobata Nutt. | ||
| Common Name: | Skunkbush sumac | ||
| Species Code: | RHUTRI | ||
| General Distribution: | R. trilobata is found throughout the western United States and Canada. | ||
| 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 for 40 days and germinate in spring. Seed germination is stimulated by the presence of charred wood or aqueous extracts of it: 27% increase in germination as compared to control. Seeds germinate at 23 C. Germination was greater in light than dark. In another study,seeds are treated with dry heat at 120 C for 5 minutes for increased germination. |
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| References: |
Heit, C. E. (1969b). Propagation from seed. Part 7: Germinating six hardseeded groups. Amer. Nurseryman 125(12), 10-12, 37-41, 44-45. Keeley, J. E. (1987). Role of fire in seed germination of woody taxa in California chaparral. Ecology 68, 434-443. In: Baskin, C. and Baskin, J. Table 10.16,10.6 Chapter 10. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination. Academic Press, 1998. 666 pages. |
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Citation:
Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Rhus trilobata Nutt. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/04/20). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.
