Deno’s Garden

Sambucus racemosa

Genus Sambucus

Protocol

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty 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

  4. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

about 9 months from start to sowing. Then 56 days to germinate.

25% germination in 56 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Sambucus p. 209Public domain
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Sambucus (Caprlfoliaceae). S. racemosa was also found to germinate only with GA-3 and germ. 70D-40-70 GA-3(2/8 in 8th w). Large samples of
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Sambucus p. 209. 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.