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Ribes (sanguineum)

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: Grossulariaceae
Family Common Name: Gooseberry Family
Scientific Name: Ribes sanguineum Pursh glutinosum (Benth.) Loud.
Common Name: Blood Currant
Species Code: RIBSAN
Ecotype: Muir Woods, California
General Distribution: R. sanguineum var. glutinosum is found in the Coast Rnages from Del Norte and Humboldt counties south to Santa Barbara and San Luis Obsipo counties, 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 July 10th and August 10th.
Cutting length is 3 to 4 inches.
Propagule Processing: Cuttings are kept moist and cool prior to treatment.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Cuttings are dipped in a mild bleach solution for 30 seconds.
Cuttings are treated with Hormex (1000 ppm IBA) rooting powder and struck in flats containing 3:1 Perlite/Vermiculite.
Cuttings are struck 1.5 inch deep in deep flats.

% Rooting: 90%
Growing Area Preparation/
Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:
Fully Controlled Greenhouse.
Flats are kept in the greenhouse and watered with an automaticmist system until roots are fully developed.
Establishment Phase: Planting Method: Transplanting Cuttings.

Time to Transplant:90 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.
Other Comments: Hardwood cuttings collected from November 1st to January 31st treated with 3,000 ppm Hormex rooting powder under mist had 50%rooting.
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) Ribes sanguineum Pursh plants Deepot 16; San Francisco, California. 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.