Deno’s Garden

Sambucus nigra

Genus Sambucus

Protocol

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

Difficulty Very high 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

  3. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

about 9 months from start to sowing. Then 7 days to germinate.

4% germination in 7 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Sambucus p. 74Public domain
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Sambucus (Caprifoliaceae). S. nigra germ. 70-40-70(1/28 on 7th d). Light or GA-3 failed to initiate germination. It is possible that this sample had received a long period of DS and was virtually all dead.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Sambucus p. 74. 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.