NAC587.170. Tree and shrub seeds: Germination testing procedures.  


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  • For purposes of labeling, the following kinds of tree and shrub seeds are those for which germination testing procedures have been prescribed:

              Abies amabilis (Dougl.) Forbes - Pacific Silver Fir

              Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. - Balsam Fir

              Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. - White Fir

              Abies fraseri (Pursh.) Poir - Fraser Fir

              Abies grandis (Dougl.) Lindl. - Grand Fir

              Abies homolepis Sieb. & Zucc. - Nikko Fir

              Abies lasiocarpa (Hook) Nutt. - Subalpine Fir

              Abies magnifica A. Murr. - California Red Fir

              Abies magnifica var. shastensis Lenn. - Shasta Red Fir

              Abies procera Rehd. - Noble Fir

              Abies veitchii Lindl. - Veitch Fir

              Acer spp. - Maples

              Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle - Tree of Heaven, Ailanthus

              Berberis thunbergii DC. - Japanese Barberry

              Berberis vulgaris L. - European Barberry

              Betula spp. - Birches

              Catalpa bignonioides Walt. - Southern Catalpa

              Catalpa speciosa Warder. - Northern Catalpa

              Cedrus spp. - Cedars

              Celastrus spp. - Bittersweet

              Chamaecyparis spp. - Cedars

              Cypressus arizonica Greene - Arizona Cypress

              Fraxinus spp. - Ash

              Gleditsia triacanthos L. - Honey Locust

              Larix decidua Mill. - European Larch

              Larix eurolepis Henry - Dunkfeld Larch

              Larix leptolepis (Sieb. & Zucc.) Gord. - Japanese Larch

              Larix occidentalis Nutt. - Western Larch

              Larix sibirica Ledeb. - Siberian Larch

              Liquidambar styraciflua L. - Sweetgum Malus spp. - Apple, Crabapple

              Picea abies (L.) Karst. - Norway Spruce

              Picea engelmani Parry - Engelmann Spruce

              Picea glauca (Moench.) Voss - White Spruce

              Picea glauca var. albertiana (S. Brown) Sarg. - Western White Spruce, Alberta White Spruce

              Picea glauca var. densata Bailey - Black Hills Spruce

              Picea glehni (Fr. Schmidt) Mast. - Sakhalin Spruce

              Picea jezoensis (Sieb. & Zucc.) Carr - Yeddo Spruce

              Picea koyamai (Shiras) - Koyama Spruce

              Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P. - Black Spruce

              Picea omerika (Pancic.) Purkyne - Serbian Spruce

              Picea orientalis (L.) Link. - Oriental Spruce

              Picea polita (Sieb. & Zucc.) Carr - Tigertail Spruce

              Picea pungens Engelm. - Blue Spruce, Colorado Spruce

              Picea pungens var. glauca Reg. - Colorado Blue Spruce

              Picea rubens Sarg. - Red Spruce

              Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr - Sitka Spruce

              Pinus albicaulis Engelm. - Whitebark Pine

              Pinus aristata Engelm. - Bristlecone Pine

              Pinus banksiana Lamb. - Jack Pine

              Pinus cembra L. - Swiss Stone Pine

              Pinus cembroides Zucc. - Mexican Pinyon Pine

              Pinus contorta Dougl. - Lodgepole Pine

              Pinus contorta var. latifolia Engelm. - Lodgepole Pine

              Pinus coulteri D. Don. - Coulter Pine, Bigcone Pine

              Pinus densiflora Sieb. & Zucc. - Japanese Red Pine

              Pinus echinasta Mill. - Shortleaf Pine

              Pinus eliotti Engelm. - Slash Pine

              Pinus flexilis James - Limber Pine

              Pinus griffithi McClelland - Himalayan Pine

              Pinus halepensis Mill. - Aleppo Pine

              Pinus jeffreyi Grev. & Balf. - Jeffrey Pine

              Pinus lambertiana Dougl. - Sugar Pine

              Pinus heldreichi var. leucodermis (Ant.) Margraf ex Fitschen - Balkan Pine, Bosnian Pine

              Pinus monticola Dougl. - Western White Pine

              Pinus mugo Turra. - Swiss Mountain Pine

              Pinus mugo var. mughus - Mugo Swiss Pine

              Pinus nigra Arnold - Austrian Pine

              Pinus nigra Poiretiana (Ant.) Aschers & Braebn. - Corsican Pine

              Pinus palustris Mill. - Longleaf Pine

              Pinus parviflora (Sieb. & Zucc.) - Japanese White Pine

              Pinus ponderosa Laws. - Ponderosa Pine, Western Yellow Pine

              Pinus resinosa Ait. - Red Pine, Norway Pine

              Pinus rigida Mill. - Pitch Pine

              Pinus strobus L. - Eastern White Pine

              Pinus sylvestris L. - Scotch Pine

              Pinus taeda L. - Loblolly Pine

              Pinus thunbergii Parl. - Japanese Black Pine

              Pinus virginiana Mill. - Virginia Pine, Scrub Pine

              Prunus spp. - Apricot, Cherry, Plum, Prune, Peach

              Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca (Beissn.) Franco - Blue Douglas Fir

              Pseudotsuga menziesii var. caesia (Beissn.) Franco - Gray Douglas Fir

              Pseudotsuga menziesii var. viridis - Green Douglas Fir

              Pyrus communis L. - Pear

              Robinia pseudoacacia L. - Black Locust

              Rosa multiflora Thung. - Japanese Rose

              Sequoia gigantea (Lindl.) Decne. - Giant Sequoia

              Sequoia sempervirens (D. Don.) Endl. - Redwood

              Syringa vulgaris L. - Common Lilac

              Thuja occidentalis L. - Northern White Cedar, Eastern Arborvitae

              Thuja orientalis L. - Oriental Arborvitae, Chinese Arborvitae

              Thuja plicata Donn. - Western Red Cedar, Giant Arborvitae

              Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. - Eastern Hemlock, Canada Hemlock

              Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. - Western Hemlock, Pacific Hemlock

              Ulmus americana L. - American Elm

              Ulmus parvifolia Jacq. - Chinese Elm

              Ulmus pumila L. - Siberian Elm

     [Dep’t of Agriculture, No. 87.10, eff. 8-1-71]