Protocol Information

Betty Young
Nurseries Sr Manager
USDI NPS - Golden Gate National Parks
Bldg 201, Fort Mason
San Francisco, California 94123
415-331-6917
415-331-7521 Fax
byoung@ggnpa.org
http://www.ggnpa.org

Family Scientific Name: Fagaceae

Family Common Name: Oak Family

Scientific Name: Lithocarpus densiflorus (H & A) Rehd.

Common Name: Tanbark Oak

Species Code: LITDEN

Ecotype: Marin County, California

General Distribution: L. densiflorus is found from Ventura County, California to southern Oregon in wooded slopes and forests.

Propagation Goal: Plants

Propagation Method: Seed

Product Type: Container (plug)

Stock Type: 1 gallon can

Target Specifications: Height: N/A
Caliper: N/A
Root System: Firm plug in container.

Propagule Collection: Seeds are collected between September 1st and October 31st.
Mature nuts are brown.

Propagule Processing: Seed Cleaning:None required.
Storage Conditions: Seeds are kept moist and stored in a refrigerator.

Pre-Planting Treatments: None required.

Growing Area Preparation/
Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:
Fully Controlled Greenhouse.
Sowing Method: Direct Seeding.
Nuts are sown 1 per container (1 gallon can) containing standard potting mix of peat moss, fir bark, perlite, and sand.
Nuts are surface sown.
Containers are watered in with an automatic irrigation system.
% Germination: N/A

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 Lithocarpus densiflorus (H & A) Rehd. plants (1 gallon can); USDI NPS - Golden Gate National Parks, San Francisco, California. In: Native Plant Network. URL: http://www.nativeplantnetwork.org (accessed 16 January 2009). Moscow (ID): University of Idaho, College of Natural Resources, Forest Research Nursery.

Family Scientific Name:	Fagaceae
Family Common Name:	Oak Family
Scientific Name:	Lithocarpus densiflorus (H & A) Rehd.
Common Name:	Tanbark Oak
Species Code:	LITDEN
Ecotype:	Marin County, California
General Distribution:	L. densiflorus is found from Ventura County, California to southern Oregon in wooded slopes and forests.
Propagation Goal:	Plants
Propagation Method:	Seed
Product Type:	Container (plug)
Stock Type:	1 gallon can
Target Specifications:	Height: N/A Caliper: N/A Root System: Firm plug in container.
Propagule Collection:	Seeds are collected between September 1st and October 31st. Mature nuts are brown.
Propagule Processing:	Seed Cleaning:None required. Storage Conditions: Seeds are kept moist and stored in a refrigerator.
Pre-Planting Treatments:	None required.
Growing Area Preparation/ Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:	Fully Controlled Greenhouse. Sowing Method: Direct Seeding. Nuts are sown 1 per container (1 gallon can) containing standard potting mix of peat moss, fir bark, perlite, and sand. Nuts are surface sown. Containers are watered in with an automatic irrigation system. % Germination: N/A
References:	A California Flora and Supplement, Munz, P., University of California Press, Berkeley and London, 1973.