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Quercus (nigra)

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

Family Scientific Name: Fagaceae
Family Common Name: Oak Family
Scientific Name: Quercus nigra L.
Common Name: Water oak
Species Code: QUENIG
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Pre-Planting Treatments: Seeds were cold stratified for 28 to 49 days.
Seeds germinated at alternating temperatures of 30/20 C.
References: Baskin,C.C. and Baskin, J.M. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination. Academic Press.1998.666p.
Peterson, J. K. (1983). Mechanisms involved in delayed germination of Quercus nigra L. seeds. Ann. Bot. 52, 81-92.
Bonner, F. T. (1984). Testing for seed quality in southern oaks. South. For. Exp. Sta. Res. Note SO-306.
Bonner, F. T. (1996). Responses to drying of recalcitrant seeds of Quercus nigra L. Ann. Bot. 78, 181-187.

Citation:

Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2003. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Quercus nigra L. 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.