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Living Accession Y-071

Taxon

Libidibia paraguariensis

Botanical Name

Libidibia paraguariensis (D. Parodi) G. P. Lewis

Seed Accession No.

s.n.

DELEP Field

Yuma

Status

Decommissioned

Survived For

21 years*

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

Source Information

Seeds were collected adjacent to the Jojoba Reta plantation in western Paraguay.

Survival and Performance

DateNo. PlantsNotes
1992(3)3 individuals planted in Mar
1992(3)2' tall x 4' spread, healthy, more rapid growth than 90-0359 this year
1993(3)1-2.5' tall, fair condition, little growth
1994(3)7"-3' tall, fair condition but slow growth
1995(3)2-3' tall, healthy but low vigor, little growth
1996(3)1-2' tall, fair to good condition, no apparent growth
1997(3)1-2.5' tall, fair condition, little growth
1999(3)2=2'/2.5' tall, poor to fair condition, slow growth, 1=4' tall, healthy, slow growth
2000(3)2-4' tall, poor to good condition, little or no growth
2001(3)1.5-2.5' tall, fair to good condition, little growth and some die-back
2002(3)1=died in 2002-cause undetermined, 2=2'/3' tall, healthy, but little or no growth
2004(2)3'/5' tall, healthy, slow growth, this species if reported in the literature to dislike pure sand which may explain the poor performance at this site
2005(2)4’/6’ tall, healthy, slow growth
2006(2)4’/6’ tall, 1=healthy, 1=fair condition, little apparent growth
2007(2)4’/6’ tall, no freeze damage, healthy but little growth
2008(2)4’/6’ tall, healthy, little growth
2009(2)5’/8’ tall, healthy, slowly growing taller
2013
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