Living Accession 6-004
Taxon
Mimosa dysocarpa
Botanical Name
Seed Accession No.
880026DELEP Field
CAC Field 6Status
UnknownSurvived For
Planted 35 years ago
Survival and Performance
DateNo. PlantsNotes
1989(9)9 individuals planted in May
1990(9)no freeze damage, healthy
1991(9)2-4' tall x to 6' spread, no freeze damage, healthy, vigorous, flowers/fruit, 4 plants removed
1992(5)3-5' tall, some natural die-back of stems 1-1.5' from tips, healthy, flowers/fruit
1993(5)3-5' tall, some die-back in winter, healthy, vigorous growth, flowers/fruit
1994(5)3-5' tall, some stems killed back to 2' from tips, healthy, flowers/fruit
1997(5)3-5' tall, some stems died back 1-2" from tips, healthy, flowers/fruit
2001(5)4-6' tall, 3 of original plants still alive + volunteers, healthy, flowers/fruit
2004(8)4-7' tall, 3 of original plants + volunteers, fair condition-drought stress, few flowers/fruit
2006(8)3-7’ tall, stems froze back 1-3’ from tips, fair condition, flowers/fruit in 2005
2007(8)3-6’ tall, several have died-drought stress, variable damage w/ some stems frozen back 1=2’ from tips, fair condition