Abies (fraseri)
Carol and Jerry Baskin Professors University of Kentucky University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225 seedlings.uidaho.com |
Family Scientific Name: | Pinaceae | ||
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Family Common Name: | Pine family | ||
Scientific Name: | Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poiret | ||
Common Name: | Fraser fir | ||
Species Code: | ABIFRA | ||
General Distribution: | A. fraseri is found at 1500 m elevation in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. | ||
Propagation Goal: | plants | ||
Propagation Method: | seed | ||
ProductType: | Container (plug) | ||
Time To Grow: | 0 | ||
Propagule Processing: | Seeds exhibit physiological dormancy. | ||
Pre-Planting Treatments: | Seeds are stratified for 112 days and germinated under 30D/20N C alternating temperature cycle. Germination was greater under light than dark. | ||
Other Comments: | A. fraseri is of conservation concern. | ||
References: |
Franklin, J. F. (1974). Abies Mill. Fir. Pp. 168-183. In: C. S. Schopmeyer (Tech. Coord.). Seeds of woody plants in the United States. USDA. Forest Service. Agriculture Handbook No. 450. Baskin, C.J. and Baskin, J.M. Seeds: Ecology , Biogeography and Evolution in Dormancy and Germination, Academic Press, 1998. Chapter 10: A Geographical Perspective on Germination Ecology: Temperate and Arctic Zones, pages 331 to 458. |
Citation:
Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poiret plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/11/21). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.