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Sambucus (nigra)

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

Family Scientific Name: Caprifoliaceae
Family Common Name: Honeysuckle family
Scientific Name: Sambucus nigra canadensis (L.) R. Bolli
Common Synonym: Sambucus canadensis L.
Common Name: American elder
Species Code: SAMNIG
General Distribution: S. nigra ssp. canadensis is found within temperate deciduous forests of North America.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: Seeds exhibit morpho-physiological dormancy.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Seeds are warm and cold stratified for 60 days and germinate at 20C.
References: Heit,1969. Propagation from Seed Germinating 6 hardseeded groups.Am. Nurseryman 128(4) 8-10,70-80.
In: Baskin, C. and Baskin, J. Table 10.16 Chapter 10. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination. Academic Press, 1998. 666 pages.

Citation:

Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Sambucus nigra plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/07/22). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.