Cercocarpus (ledifolius)
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Carol and Jerry Baskin Professors University of Kentucky University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225 seedlings.uidaho.com |
| Family Scientific Name: | Rosaceae | ||
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| Family Common Name: | Rose family | ||
| Scientific Name: | Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. | ||
| Common Name: | Curl leaf mountain mahogany | ||
| Species Code: | CERLED | ||
| General Distribution: | C. ledifolius is found from Wahington to California and east to Montana south to Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. | ||
| Propagation Goal: | plants | ||
| Propagation Method: | seed | ||
| ProductType: | Container (plug) | ||
| Time To Grow: | 0 | ||
| Propagule Processing: | Seed dormancy is physiological dormancy. | ||
| Pre-Planting Treatments: |
Seeds are placed in cold moist stratification for 21 days. Germination occurs at 10C. |
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| References: |
Young, J. A., Evans, R. A. and Neal, D. L. (1978). Treatment of curlleaf Cercocarpus seeds to enhance germination. J. Wildl. Manage. 42, 614-620. Table 10.39 In: 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. |
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Citation:
Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/04/20). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.
