Establishing a range-wide provenance test in valley oak (Quercus lobata Née) at two California sites

Annette Delfino-Mix; Jessica W. Wright; Paul F. Gugger; Christina Liang; Victoria L. Sork

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Establishing a range-wide provenance test in valley oak (Quercus lobata Née) at two California sites

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Annette Delfino-Mix, Jessica W. Wright, Paul F. Gugger, Christina Liang, Victoria L. Sork

Year:

2015

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-251. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station: 413-424

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Abstract

We present the methods used to establish a provenance test in valley oak, Quercus lobata. Nearly 11,000 acorns were planted and 88 percent of those germinated. The resulting seedlings were measured after 1 and 2 years of growth, and were outplanted in the field in the winter of 2014-2015. This test represents a long-term resource for both research and conservation.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the seventh California oak symposium: managing oak woodlands in a dynamic world

Keywords

Provenance tests, Quercus lobata, valley oak

Citation

Delfino-Mix, Annette; Wright, Jessica W.; Gugger, Paul F.; Liang, Christina; Sork, Victoria L. 2015. Establishing a range-wide provenance test in valley oak (Quercus lobata Née) at two California sites. In: Standiford, Richard B.; Purcell, Kathryn L., tech. cords. Proceedings of the seventh California oak symposium: managing oak woodlands in a dynamic world. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-251. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station: 413-424.