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Living Accession Y-022

Taxon

Mariosousa willardiana

Botanical Name

Mariosousa willardiana (Rose) Seigler & Ebinger

Seed Accession No.

890143

DELEP Field

Yuma

Status

Decommissioned

Survived For

21 years*

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

Survival and Performance

DateNo. PlantsNotes
1992(6)6 individuals planted in Mar
1992(6)1=dead-cause undetermined, 1=8" tall-alive but severely browsed, 4=6-9' tall, healthy, vigorous growth
1993(5)1=dead in 1993-cause undetermined by may have been killed by browsing, 4=8-10' tall, healthy, moderate growth
1994(5)1 additional individual planted in Jan
1994(5)5-13' tall, healthy, moderate growth
1995(5)8-17' tall, healthy, moderate growth, 1=flowers in 1995
1996(5)10-18' tall, healthy, slow growth, flowers and perhaps fruits in summer but no evidence
1997(5)13-18' tall, healthy, slow growth, no evidence of fruiting
1999(5)12-20' tall, healthy, slow growth, no fruits evident
2000(5)13-20' tall, healthy, little or no height increase, may have flowered and fruited in summer
2001(5)16-22' tall, healthy, slow to moderate growth, flowers/fruit on at least some plants
2002(5)16-25' tall, healthy, slow to moderate growth, flowers/fruit
2004(5)1=3' of new growth from base (top appears to have been killed by fire), 4=18-25' tall, healthy, slow growth, some flowers/fruit
2005(5)7’/16’/20’/25’/25’ tall, healthy, flowers/fruit
2006(5)8’/17’/20’/20’/22’ tall, healthy, little change in size, flowers/fruit
2007(5)9’/16’/20’/20’/22’ tall, no apparent freeze damage, healthy, little apparent growth, no evidence of flowering this year
2008(5)11’/20’/25’/25’/25’ tall, healthy, significant growth in past year
2009(5)13’/25’/25’/25’/25’ tall, healthy, slow growth, 1=flowers/fruit
2013
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