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Baccharis (pilularis)

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: Asteraceae
Family Common Name: Sunflower Family
Scientific Name: Baccharis pilularis DC.
Common Synonym: Baccharis pilularis DC. consanguinea
Common Name: Coyotebrush
Species Code: BACPIL
Ecotype: Muir Woods, California
General Distribution: B. pilularis is found in windswept dunes and headlands along the coast and the foothills of the Sierra Nevada; from Oregon to San Diego County and the Channel islands, California.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: vegetative
ProductType: Container (plug)
Stock Type: Deepot 16
Time To Grow: 0
Target Specifications: Height: N/A<br> Caliper: N/A<br> Root System: Firm plug in container.
Propagule Collection: Semi-hardwood cuttings are collected between April 1st and June 30th.
Cutting length is 5 cm (2 inches).
Propagule Processing: Cuttings are kept cool and moist until they are treated and placed in flats.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Cuttings are dipped in a mild bleach solution for 30 seconds.

Cuttings are treated with Hormex (3000 ppm IBA) rooting powder and struck in flats containing 2:1 Perlite/Vermiculite.
200 Cuttings are struck 4 cm (1.5 inch) deep per flat.

% Rooting: 70%
Growing Area Preparation/
Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:
Fully Controlled Greenhouse.
Flats arekept in the greenhouse and watered with an automatic mist system until roots are fully developed.
Establishment Phase: Planting Method:Transplanting Cuttings.

Time to Transplant:70 days.
Cuttings are transplanted to individual containers 2"x7" tubes (Deepot 16) containing standard potting mix of peat moss, fir bark, perlite, and sand. Cuttings are placed in the shadehouse and are irrigated with an automatic system.
Transplant Survival averages 80%.
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) Baccharis pilularis DC. plants Deepot 16; San Francisco, 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.