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Cornus (sericea)

Betty Young
Nurseries Sr Manager
Bldg 201, Fort Mason
San Francisco, California 94123
415-331-6917
415-331-7521 (fax)
byoung@ggnpa.org

Family Scientific Name: Cornaceae
Family Common Name: Dogwood Family
Scientific Name: Cornus sericea L. sericea L.
Common Synonym: Cornus stolonifera Michx.
Common Name: Redstem Dogwood
Species Code: CORSER
Ecotype: Muir Woods, California
General Distribution: C. sericea ssp. sericea is a circumboral species found throughout North America, Europe and Asia in moist woods and riparian areas.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Stock Type: Deepot 40
Time To Grow: 0
Target Specifications: Height: N/A<br> Caliper: N/A<br> Root System: Firm plug in container.
Propagule Collection: Hardwood cuttings are collected between February 1st and February 28th.
Cutting length is 45 cm (15 inches).
Propagule Processing: Cuttings are kept moist and cool prior to treatment.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Cuttings are treated with Hormex (1000 ppm IBA) rooting powder and struck in flats containing 2:1 Perlite/Vermiculite.
% Rooting: 95%
Growing Area Preparation/
Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:
Fully Controlled Greenhouse.
Flats are kept in the greenhouse and watered with an automatic irrigation system until roots are fully developed.
Establishment Phase: Sowing Method: Transplanting Cuttings.

Time to Transplant:60 days.
Cuttings are transplanted to individual containers 2"x10" tubes (Deepot 40) containing standard potting mix of peat moss, fir bark, perlite, and sand. Cuttings are placed in the shadehouse.
References: A California Flora and Supplement, Munz, P., University of California Press, Berkeley and London, 1973.

Citation:

Young, Betty. 2001. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Cornus sericea L. plants Deepot 40; San Francisco, California. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/07/23). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.