Protocol Information

Carol and Jerry Baskin
Professors
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225

Family Scientific Name:	Fagaceae
Family Common Name:	Oak family
Scientific Name:	Quercus douglasii H&A
Common Name:	California blue oak
Species Code:	QUEDOU
General Distribution:	Q. douglasii is found on dry rocky slopes from Los Angeles county north to the Sacramento valley, California.
Propagation Goal:	Plants
Propagation Method:	Seed
Product Type:	Container (plug)
Propagule Processing:	Seeds are non dormant.
Pre-Planting Treatments:	Germination occurs at 30D/20N C alternating temperature cycle.
References:	Olson, D. F., Jr. (1974b). Quercus L. Oak. Pp. 692-703. In: C. S. Schopmeyer (Tech. Coord.). Seeds of woody plants in the United States. USDA. Forest Service. Agriculture Handbook No. 450 Table 10.38 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.

Citation:

Baskin, Carol C.; Baskin, Jerry M. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of container Quercus douglasii H&A plants; University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: http://www.nativeplantnetwork.org (accessed 3 September 2010). Moscow (ID): University of Idaho, College of Natural Resources, Forest Research Nursery.