Living Accession 6-049
Taxon
Cercis orbiculata
Botanical Name
Seed Accession No.
890018DELEP Field
CAC Field 6Status
DeadSurvived For
17 years
Survival and Performance
DateNo. PlantsNotes
1989(1)1 individual planted in Jun
1990(1)no freeze damage, healthy (leafcutter bee damage to leaves)
1991(1)6' tall, no freeze damage, healthy, vigorous
1992(1)9' tall, no freeze damage, healthy, vigorous
1993(1)9' tall, no freeze damage, healthy (leafcutter bee damage to leaves), first flowers in spring 1993
1994(1)10' tall, no freeze damage, healthy, flowers in fall 1993 and spring 1994
1997(1)14' tall, no freeze damage, healthy, flowers
2001(1)15' tall, no freeze damage, healthy but some stems died from drought stress, flowers
2004(1)15' tall, no freeze damage, fair condition-some stems appear to have died from drought stress, flowers
2006(1)14’ tall, no freeze damage, considerable die-back likely due to drought stress, fair condition
2007(1)11’ tall, died summer/fall of 2006 likely due to insufficient irrigation