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Living Accession Y-072

Taxon

Dalbergia melanoxylon

Botanical Name

Dalbergia melanoxylon Guillemin & Perrottet

Seed Accession No.

900260

DELEP Field

Yuma

Status

Decommissioned

Survived For

20 years*

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

Survival and Performance

DateNo. PlantsNotes
1993(1)1 individual planted in Mar
1993(1)1.5' tall, healthy, slow growth
1994(1)3' tall, healthy, slow growth
1995(1)5' tall, healthy, slow growth
1996(1)7.5' tall, healthy, moderate growth
1997(1)10' tall, healthy, moderate growth, upright growth form w/ dense foliage
1999(1)10' tall, healthy, little height increase, flowers/fruits in 1999
2000(1)11' tall, healthy, slow growth, no evidence of flowering
2001(1)16' tall, healthy, vigorous growth, no flowering
2002(1)18' tall, healthy, slow growth
2004(1)16' tall, healthy, no increase in size, this plant has not been observed to flower since 1999, beautiful foliage and growth form
2005(1)16’ tall, healthy, no apparent change in size, flowers only
2006(1)16’ tall, healthy, no apparent growth, no evidence of flowering
2007(1)15’ tall, stems froze back to 6’ from tips to stems 1" thick, healthy, vigorous regrowth
2008(1)20’ tall, healthy, vigorous growth, recovered from 2007 freeze
2009(1)25’ tall, healthy, vigorous growth, no evidence of flowering
2013
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