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Living Accession Y-007

Taxon

Pithecellobium dulce

Botanical Name

Pithecellobium dulce (Roxburgh) Bentham

Seed Accession No.

890046

DELEP Field

Yuma

Status

Decommissioned

Survived For

22 years*

* = Living accession was still alive when the Yuma field was decommissioned.

Survival and Performance

DateNo. PlantsNotes
1991(2)2 individuals planted in Mar
1991(2)7' tall, healthy, vigorous growth
1992(2)11'/12' tall, healthy, vigorous
1993(2)1=died in fall 1993-cause undetermined but may have been waterlogged from water leaking from adjacent irrigation canal, 1=16' tall, healthy, vigorous
1994(1)15' tall, healthy except for a major trunk that split out, vigorous
1995(1)20' tall, healthy, vigorous, flowers/fruit in 1995
1996(1)22' tall, healthy, vigorous with low-hanging branches, flowers/fruit
1997(1)28' tall, healthy, vigorous, flowers/fruit
1999(1)25' tall, healthy, vigorous, flowers/fruit-numerous seedlings
2000(1)25' tall, healthy, vigorous, flowers/fruit, low-hanging branches are a maintenance issue
2001(1)25' tall, healthy, vigorous, flowers/fruit
2002(1)ca. 30' tall, healthy, vigorous, flowers/fruit
2004(1)ca. 30' tall, healthy, vigorous, flowers/fruit
2005(1)ca. 30’ tall, healthy, little change in size, flowers/fruit, seedlings volunteering beneath canopy
2006(1)ca. 30’ tall, healthy, little apparent change in size but vigorous, flowers/fruit
2007(1)ca. 30’ tall, many stems froze back to 3’ from tips to stems 1" thick, healthy, vigorous regrowth
2008(1)ca. 40’ tall, healthy, substantial growth in the past year, flowers/fruit
2009(1)ca. 35’ tall, healthy, little change in size, flowers/fruit
2013
Desert Legume Program

Desert Legume Program
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Tucson, AZ 85719

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