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Living Accession Y-031

Taxon

Lonchocarpus hermannii

Botanical Name

Lonchocarpus hermannii M. Sousa

Seed Accession No.

900023

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(3)3 individuals planted in Mar
1992(3)6" -1.5' tall, fair to poor condition, slow growth
1993(3)all=3' tall, healthy, slow growth
1994(6)3 additional individual planted in Jan
1994(6)1-7' tall, healthy, slow to moderate growth
1995(6)1-9' tall, healthy, slow growth
1996(6)1-10' tall, healthy, slow growth
1997(6)1-14' tall, fair to good condition, slow to moderate growth, 2=flowers/fruit in 1996
1999(6)2-15' tall, fair to good condition, slow growth, 3=flowers/fruit
2000(6)2-18' tall, fair to good condition, slow to moderate growth, 4=flowers/fruit
2001(6)2-20' tall, healthy, slow growth, 3=flowers/fruit
2002(6)2-20' tall, healthy, little change in size, 3=flowers/fruit
2004(6)3-26' tall, healthy, slow to moderate growth, 3=flowers/fruit
2005(6)3’/10’/14’/15’/17’/20’ tall, healthy, little change in size, 4=flowers/fruit
2006(6)3’/12’/15’/17’/19’/22’ tall, healthy, slow growth, 5=flowers/fruit
2007(6)1.5’/12’/15’/17’/19’/22’ tall, some stems froze back to 1’ from tips and only minor leaf damage, healthy, 4=flowers/fruit
2008(6)2’/12’/15’/18’/18’/30’ tall, healthy, substantial growth on largest tree, 4=flowers/fruit
2009(6)6’/14’/15’/25’/25’/ca. 35’ tall, healthy, vigorous growth in the past year, 4=flowers/fruit
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