Deno’s Garden

Ostrya virginiana

Genus Ostrya

Protocol

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Very high Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Gibberellic acid soak

  2. Warm moist stratification

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

  3. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

    2 germinated in this phase.

Steps after step 2 run on after germination.

about 3 months from start to sowing. Germination time not stated; 21 days assumed.

2% germination.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Ostrya p. 183Public domain
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Ostrya (Betulaceae). 0. virginiana germ. 70D GA-3(2%)-40(2%) and none as yet in other treatments after 6 m.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Ostrya p. 183. 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.