Germination of Madrone Seed: Method Sources

many very small madrone plants with white tags stuck into their pots are arranged in rows of crates.

There are several methods for germinating madrone seed:

The method we use at WSU-Puyallup

Harrington, C.A. and J.M.Kraft. 2004. Cold Stratification of Pacific Madrone Seeds. The Native Plants Journal 5.1: 66-74.

Growing Texas Madrone from seed

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