[PCA] NEWS: Native Treasures: Forest Service propagates, showcases plants

[Olivia Kwong]

http://www.redding.com/news/2010/jul/02/native-treasures-n-forest-service-propagates/

Native Treasures: Forest Service propagates, showcases plants
By Laura Christman
Record-Searchlight
Posted July 2, 2010 at 3:56 p.m.

Deep in the woods, high on mountains and along meadows, seeds are gathered 
and cuttings snipped. These botanical beginnings are taken to an 
18-by-36-foot greenhouse in Mount Shasta and coaxed to life. Which isn't 
always easy . native plants can be rather demanding about sprouting. Some 
like sandy, rocky soils; others prefer loamy, duffy dirt. Some seeds 
insist on a period of cold moistness, others require six months of 
dryness.

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