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Lithocarpus (densiflorus)

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: Fagaceae
Family Common Name: Oak Family
Scientific Name: Lithocarpus densiflorus (H & A) Rehd.
Common Name: Tanbark Oak
Species Code: LITDEN
Ecotype: Marin County, California
General Distribution: L. densiflorus is found from Ventura County, California to southern Oregon in wooded slopes and forests.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Stock Type: 1 gallon can
Time To Grow: 0
Target Specifications: Height: N/A<br> Caliper: N/A<br> Root System: Firm plug in container.
Propagule Collection: Seeds are collected between September 1st and October 31st.
Mature nuts are brown.
Propagule Processing: Seed Cleaning:None required.
Storage Conditions: Seeds are kept moist and stored in a refrigerator.
Pre-Planting Treatments: None required.
Growing Area Preparation/
Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:
Fully Controlled Greenhouse.
Sowing Method: Direct Seeding.
Nuts are sown 1 per container (1 gallon can) containing standard potting mix of peat moss, fir bark, perlite, and sand.
Nuts are surface sown.
Containers are watered in with an automatic irrigation system.
% Germination: N/A
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) Lithocarpus densiflorus (H & A) Rehd. plants 1 gallon can; 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.