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Living Accession 6-071

Taxon

Parkinsonia × sonorae

Botanical Name

Parkinsonia × sonorae (Rose & I. M. Johnston ex I. M. Johnston) Hawkins & Felger

Seed Accession No.

890110

DELEP Field

CAC Field 6

Status

Unknown

Survived For

Planted 36 years ago

Survival and Performance

DateNo. PlantsNotes
1989(6)6 individuals planted in Sep
1990(6)no freeze damage, healthy
1991(6)8"-3' tall, no freeze damage, healthy
1992(6)2-7' tall, no freeze damage, healthy, some vigorous/some not vigorous, first flowers in 1992
1993(6)3-7' tall, 2=minor twig damage, 2=moderate freeze damage (stems killed to 1/4" in diameter), 2=severe freeze damage (stems killed to 3" in diameter), recovering
1994(6)2-7.5' tall, 3=minor twig damage, 3=no damage, healthy
1997(6)2.5-11' tall, some stems of some plants froze back 1-3' from tips, healthy, flowers/fruit
2001(6)1=dead ca. 1998-cause undetermined but had low vigor-perhaps rootbound when planted, 5=7-14' tall, no freeze damage, healthy-fair condition, flowers/fruit
2004(5)7-20' tall, some stems froze back to 2' from tips, healthy
2006(5)8’/11’/11’/14’/17’ tall, no freeze damage but some dead stems-cause undetermined, fair condition, flowers/fruit
2007(5)1=11’ tall, died-apparently froze, 1=11’ tall, main stem died-cause undetermined, flowers/fruit, 3=7’/11’/15’ tall, some stems tips died back, healthy
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