Protocol Information
Betty Young
Nurseries Sr Manager
USDI NPS - Golden Gate National Parks
Bldg 201, Fort Mason
San Francisco, California 94123415-331-6917
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/AReferences: 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.