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Arctostaphylos (uva-ursi)

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

Family Scientific Name: Ericaceae
Family Common Name: Heath Family
Scientific Name: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Common Name: Bearberry
Species Code: ARCUVA
General Distribution: A. uva-ursi is a circumboreal species.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: Seeds exhibit physiological dormancy.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Seeds are acid scarified and warm and cold stratified for 120 days. Seeds germinate at 10 C.
References: Giersbach, J. (1934a). Germination and seedling production of Arctostaphylos uva-ursi. Contrib. Boyce Thompson Inst. 9, 71-78.
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 J.. 2001. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/05/05). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.