Catherine:
Germination of Myrica pensylvanica may need to be promoted by
giving the seeds up to 3 months of moist-stratification (in sand or
peat). Make sure that all of the wax is removed, also.
Best of luck,
Michael Dosmann
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Michael S Dosmann
dosmann at iastate.edu . . .
Graduate Research Assistant . .
Department of Horticulture . . .
Iowa State University
> I am doing undergraduate senior thesis work on seed germination of
> sand dune species including Northern bayberry, Myrica pennsylvanica, but
> it is the only species that I can't seem to coax into germinating. I've
> given the seeds a one month cold treatment and have scarified them but
> none of this has worked. Does anyone have any suggestions?
>> Send reply to 97crb at wheatonma.edu>> Thank you, Catherine Banks
>> Scott Shumway
> Dept. of Biology
> Wheaton College
> Norton, MA 02766
> 508-286-3945
> "Scott_Shumway at WheatonMa.edu"
>
