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Callitris canescens

Morrison's Cypress Pine · Scrubby Cypress Pine

Family CupressaceaeGenus Callitris

Two gray woody cones with dark seams, on a spray of fine scale-leaved twigs against black
FruitKevin Thiele from Perth, AustraliaCC BY 2.0

About the plant

What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.

Habit
shrub or treePlants of the World Online
Native range
South Australia, Western AustraliaGBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.

Sources: Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Protocol

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1998

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

  2. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

about 3 months from start to step 2. Germination happens during step 2, in 35 days.

25% germination in 35 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Callitris p. 21Public domain
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Callitris (Pinaceae). C. canescens germ. 70D-40(1/4 in 5th w, rest rotted). JH had reported that it germ. in 1-14 w at 70 (1st Suppl.).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Callitris p. 21. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record, except the difficulty rating, which is ours; the step names come from a fixed list.

How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.

Germination trials

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