RT Journal Article T1 Ex situ germination of European acorns: data from 93 batches of 12 Quercus species A1 Medina, María A1 Reyes Martín, Marino P. A1 Levy, Laura A1 Lázaro González, Alba A1 Andivia Muñoz, Enrique A1 Annighöfer, Peter A1 Assaad, Farhah A1 Bauhus, Jürgen A1 Benavides, Raquel A1 Böhlenius, Henrik A1 Cambria, Vito E. A1 Carbonero, María D. A1 Castro, Jorge A1 Chalatashvili, Akaki A1 Chiatante, Donato A1 Cocozza, Claudia A1 Corticeiro, Sofia A1 Lazdina, Dagnija A1 De Dato, Giovanbattista A1 De Sanctis, Michele A1 Devetaković, Jovana A1 Drossler, Lars A1 Ehrenbergerová, Lenka A1 Ferus, Peter A1 Gómez Aparicio, Lorena A1 Hampe, Arndt A1 Hanssen, Kjersti H. A1 Heinze, Berthold A1 Jakubowski, Marcin A1 Jiménez, María N. A1 Kanjevac, Branko A1 Keizer, Jan J. A1 Kerkez Janković, Ivona A1 Klisz, Marcin A1 Kowalkowski, Wojciech A1 Kremer, Klaus A1 Kroon, Johan A1 La Montagna, Dario A1 Lazarević, Jelena A1 Lingua, Emanuele A1 Lucas Borja, Manuel E. A1 Łukowski, Adrian A1 Löf, Magnus A1 Maia, Paula A1 Mairota, Paola A1 Maltoni, Alberto A1 Mariotti, Barbara A1 Martiník, Antonín A1 Marzano, Raffaella A1 Matías, Luis A1 Mcclory, Ryan W. A1 Merino, Manuel A1 Mondanelli, Lucia A1 Montagnoli, Antonio A1 Monteverdi, Maria C. A1 Moreno Llorca, Ricardo A1 Navarro, Francisco B. A1 Nonić, Marina A1 Nunes, Luís A1 Oliet, Juan A. A1 Patrício, Maria S. A1 Poduška, Zoran A1 Popovic, Vladan A1 Puchałka, Radosław A1 Rey Benayas, José M. A1 Robakowski, Piotr A1 Sewerniak, Piotr A1 Szczerba, Marek A1 Ureña Lara, María del Carmen A1 Vendina, Viktorija A1 Villar Salvador, Pedro A1 Witzell, Johanna A1 Leverkus, Alexandro B. AB Key messageWe provide data on seedlot germination potential—a key trait related to regeneration—of 12 oak species. Germination was tested at the University of Granada following international protocols with 8985 acorns from 93 batches and 16 countries across Europe. Data on germination probability, acorn origin, mass, and moisture content measured on another 4544 acorns are available at https://doi.org/10.30827/Digibug.87318. Associated metadata are available at https://metadata-afs.nancy.inra.fr/geonetwork/srv/fre/catalog.search#/metadata/a742c6d8-bc37-4ca2-8b81-2447c5a8858d. PB BioMed Central YR 2024 FD 2024-12 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/118306 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/118306 LA eng NO Medina, M., Reyes-Martín, M.P., Levy, L. et al. Ex situ germination of European acorns: data from 93 batches of 12 Quercus species. Annals of Forest Science 81, 50 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13595-024-01267-2 NO Funding:This research was funded by grant TRANS-ECO (TED2021-130976B-100) from Ministry of Science and Innovation/NextGeneration, grant RESISTRES (C-EXP-267-UGR23) from University of Granada/Junta de Andalucía/FEDER, and grant RESTAURABIEN (RTI2018-096187-J-100) from the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities/FEDER, the PEN-CAFoRR (Pan-European Network for Climate Adaptive Forest Restoration and Reforestation) COST Action (European Cooperation in Science and Technology), and local funders for the fieldwork of each co-author. NO European Commission NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España) NO Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España) NO Junta de Andalucía NO Universidad de Granada NO Pan-European Network for Climate Adaptive Forest Restoration and Reforestation NO European Cooperation in Science and Technology DS Docta Complutense RD 8 abr 2025