Baccharis (pilularis)
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Margaret Smither-Kopperl USDA NRCS - Lockeford Plant Materials Center 21001 Elliot Rd, PO Box 68 Lockeford, California 95237 209 727 5319 209 727 5923 (fax) margaret.kopperl@ca.usda.gov http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/capmc |
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| Family Scientific Name: | Asteraceae | ||
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| Family Common Name: | Sunflower family | ||
| Scientific Name: | Baccharis pilularis DC. | ||
| Common Name: | coyotebrush | ||
| Species Code: | BAPI | ||
| Ecotype: | San Joaquin Valley, CA | ||
| General Distribution: | Northwest California, Sierra Nevada Foothills, west Central Western California, South Coast, Channel Islands, Western Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges, Oregon, Northern Mexico. | ||
| Known Invasiveness: | Plants are dioecious. Male cultivars are preferred for hedgerow plantings as female plants produce numerous wind-dispersed seeds. | ||
| Propagation Goal: | plants | ||
| Propagation Method: | vegetative | ||
| ProductType: | Container (plug) | ||
| Stock Type: | Rooted male vegetative cuttings in 1/2 gallon containers. | ||
| Time To Grow: | 6 Months | ||
| Target Specifications: | Approximately 6 months to fill a « gallon container; 4 months to fill a D-40 container. Height: « gallon containers from 14-17" D-40 containers from 8-12" Root system: full fibrous root system which fills the containers | ||
| Propagule Collection: |
Source of cuttings: USDA, NRCS, Lockeford Plant Material Center. Cuttings were taken from the hedgerows located at the CAPMC. Collection date 3/30/2012 |
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| Propagule Processing: | Trim cuttings to about 3" with sterile shears, two or three pairs of leaves at the top. | ||
| Pre-Planting Treatments: | Dip cut end in 1:20 solution of Wood's brand rooting hormone recommended for herbaceous cuttings. | ||
| Growing Area Preparation/ Annual Practices for Perennial Crops: |
Place dipped cuttings two nodes deep into germination flat filled with a 1:1 mixture of vermiculite to perlite. Place flats in humidity tent set to mist for 1 minute every 32 minutes. Set bottom heat to 80 degrees. 33 days later on 5/1/2012, 96% of cuttings rooted. | ||
| Establishment Phase: | Transplant rooted cuttings into D-40 containers using sunshine #4 soil, adding no fertilizer and put in lath house, set to irrigate every other day for 20 minutes | ||
| Length of Establishment Phase: | 3 months | ||
| Active Growth Phase: | Transplant into « gallon containers with Sunshine #4 soil and fertilize with Osmocote control release fertilizer 18-6-12 on 8/3/12 and returned to lath house. | ||
| Length of Active Growth Phase: | 2 months | ||
| Hardening Phase: | Coyote brush grows actively and blooms over the winter. | ||
| Other Comments: | Use of male coyotebrush in plantings prevents seed production and the potential for invasiveness, with abundant floral resources over the winter. | ||
| References: | Hickman, James C. The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California. Berkley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1993. | ||
Citation:
Gomes, Amy; Smither-Kopperl, Margaret. 2012. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Baccharis pilularis DC. plants Rooted male vegetative cuttings in 1/2 gallon containers.; USDA NRCS - Lockeford Plant Materials Center Lockeford, California. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/05/19). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.
