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Living Accession Y-048

Taxon

Vachellia amythethophylla

Botanical Name

Vachellia amythethophylla (Steudel ex A. Richard) Kyalangalilwa & Boatwright

Seed Accession No.

900500

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(2)2 individuals planted in Mar
1992(2)Both= 2.5' tall, healthy, slow growth
1993(2)3'/3.5' tall, healthy, slow growth
1994(4)4 individuals planted in Jan
1994(4)1-6' tall, fair to good condition, slow to moderate growth
1995(4)2-8' tall, healthy, slow to moderate growth
1996(4)2.5-10' tall, healthy, slow growth, 1=flowers in 1996
1997(4)3-11' tall, healthy, slow growth, 2=flowers
1999(4)5-13' tall, healthy, slow growth, 3=flowers
2000(4)6-15' tall, healthy, slow growth, all=flowers but no fruit
2001(4)6-17' tall, healthy, slow growth, 3=flowers but no fruit
2002(4)7-17' tall, healthy, slow growth, 3=flowers but no fruit
2004(4)2=8'/8' tall, healthy regrowth from base (top killed by fire), 2=20'/22' tall, healthy, moderate growth, flowers only-this species has flowered heavily for years but no fruiting has been observed-the cause for this is undetermined
2005(4)7’/11’/15’/17’ tall, healthy, slow growth, 3=flowers
2006(4)8’/11’/17’/20’ tall, healthy, slow growth, 3=flowers
2007(4)6’/10/15’/20’ tall, froze back to 5’ from stem tips to stems 1.5-3" thick, vigorous regrowth
2008(4)6’/12’/18’/20’ tall, healthy, recovered from 2007 freeze, 2=flowers
2009(4)6’/12’/22’/ca. 25’ tall, healthy, 2 larger plants are substantially taller, 2=flowers
2013
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