My Propagation of Native Plants

Personal Restoration Project on my 7.5ac property 2000-2004, Table Mtn, Anza, CA, 4700ft elev. Near Idyllwild California. Consisted of Jeffery Pine, Coulter Pine, Pink Bracted Manzanita, Big Berry Manzanita, Birchleaf Mountain Mahogany, Scrub Oak, and Black Oak. Included Outplanting and building Plant Shelters.High Chaparral Yellow Pine Interface. Propagated and outplanted 300 seedlings.

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3 month old Coastal Live Oak, and Interior Live Oak Seedlings from acorns Feb 2016. SC7 cells, 50/50 Peat/Perlite Medium. Ferigation 30-40 ppm N ,every 2nd Irrigation.

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Jeffery Pine and Big Mountain Sage Brush

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March Snow Storm

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March Snow Storm

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Red Shank or Ribbonwood "Adenostoma fasciculatum"

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Outplanted Pines from P1 seedlings from seed. 3 years old

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3 year old Big Berry Manzanita from rooted Stem Cutting.

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Outplanted Pines from P1 seedlings from seed. Mixture of Big Mountain Sage Brush, Scrub Oak, and Red Shanks"Adenostoma sparsifolium" in Background.

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Transplanted Pine Seedling P1 from seed. 3rd year. Plant Protector from animals(rabbits and other) with 1in chicken wire 18-24in tall.

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Big Mountain Sage Brush "Artemisia tridentata". Nitrogen fixing pioneer shrub, and nurse plant for conifers. Smells great after a rain.

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Big Berry Manzanita ( Mother Plant for seeds and cuttings) — in Anza, California

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3 year old Coulter pine, planted from Plug 1-0 seedling — in Anza, California.

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Outplanted Big Berry Manzanita 2 year old, Started from Ground Layered Branch. Container Grown 1 year — in Anza, California

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Transplanted Coulter Pine Plug1 seedlings for second season from seed, Peat/Vermiculite Medium 1:1 with Perlite Mulch.Calif. Incense Cedars in background with rest of tree nursery — in Anza, California.

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3 week old "Pink Bracted"or "Idyllwild" Manzanita from seed, and 3 wk old Big Mountain Sage Brush( N fixing shrub) seedlings first season. Peat/Vermiculite Medium 1:1 with Perlite Mulch in SC10 cells 10cu in W 1.5"x D 8.5"

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Transplanted Jeffrey Pine from seed for second season in larger styroblock. from smaller Styroblock. Peat/Vermiculite Growing Medium 1:1 with Perlite Mulch. Ferigation 100ppm N every Irrigation.