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Wood's Rose Seed

    Description

    Latin Name: Rosa woodsii

    DESCRIPTION

    Family: Rosaceae

    Native Range: Native to the Canadian prairies

    Seed Source: Natural stand near Lake Margaurite, Saskatchewan.

    Height and Spread: 1m x 1m (25 years)

    Overview: Wood's rose is a small shrub suitable for agroforestry applications. The fruit is a source of Vitamin C. It has showy, pink flowers attractive to pollinators.

    Fruits: Fruit is a round hip 1.2 cm in diameter, turning fleshy and bright red when mature in late August.

    Average number of seeds/packet: 625

    SEED TREATMENT / SOWING

    Stratification: Stratify in moist sand (10 percent moisture) for 90 days at 20°C followed by 120 days at 5°C. Acid scarification for 30 minutes can substitute for warm stratification

    Ideal sowing time: Sow 0.5 cm deep, 50 seeds/meter; Greenhouse - sow 3 seeds per cell.

    Sowing instructions: : Outdoors - sow 0.5 cm deep, 50 seeds/meter; Greenhouse - sow 3 seeds per cell.

    Growing conditions: Wood's rose grows well on most soils except those that are excessively wet, or dry, or soils affected by high pH or salinity

    AGROFORESTRY VALUE

    Wood's rose, is used in  Ecobuffers and wildlife habitat plantings. The continuous flowering makes it attractive to pollinators. Many song and game birds utilize this shrub for food and habitat.

     

    Wood's Rose Seed

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      Latin Name: Rosa woodsii DESCRIPTION Family: Rosaceae Native Range: Native to the Canadian prairies Seed Source: Natural stand near Lake Margaurite, Saskatchewan.... Read more

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        Description

        Latin Name: Rosa woodsii

        DESCRIPTION

        Family: Rosaceae

        Native Range: Native to the Canadian prairies

        Seed Source: Natural stand near Lake Margaurite, Saskatchewan.

        Height and Spread: 1m x 1m (25 years)

        Overview: Wood's rose is a small shrub suitable for agroforestry applications. The fruit is a source of Vitamin C. It has showy, pink flowers attractive to pollinators.

        Fruits: Fruit is a round hip 1.2 cm in diameter, turning fleshy and bright red when mature in late August.

        Average number of seeds/packet: 625

        SEED TREATMENT / SOWING

        Stratification: Stratify in moist sand (10 percent moisture) for 90 days at 20°C followed by 120 days at 5°C. Acid scarification for 30 minutes can substitute for warm stratification

        Ideal sowing time: Sow 0.5 cm deep, 50 seeds/meter; Greenhouse - sow 3 seeds per cell.

        Sowing instructions: : Outdoors - sow 0.5 cm deep, 50 seeds/meter; Greenhouse - sow 3 seeds per cell.

        Growing conditions: Wood's rose grows well on most soils except those that are excessively wet, or dry, or soils affected by high pH or salinity

        AGROFORESTRY VALUE

        Wood's rose, is used in  Ecobuffers and wildlife habitat plantings. The continuous flowering makes it attractive to pollinators. Many song and game birds utilize this shrub for food and habitat.

         

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