Deno’s Garden

Cornus mas

Genus Cornus

Protocol

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1998

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

  2. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

about 6 months from start to sowing. Then 63 days to germinate.

67% germination in 63 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Cornus p. 26Public domain
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Cornus (Cornaceae). C. mas germ. 70(GA-3)-40(4/6 in 9th w), however the seedlings all rotted. It aiso germ. 2/10 in March 1997 after being placed in OT in October 1995. There is no germination as yet after 2 y. in in 3 m alternating cycles starting at either 40 or 70.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Cornus p. 26. 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.