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Living Accession Y-077

Taxon

Albizia brevifolia

Botanical Name

Albizia brevifolia Schinz

Seed Accession No.

910046

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(6)6 individuals planted in Mar
1993(6)3-6' tall, healthy except for minor browsing on one plant, moderate growth
1994(6)3.5-8' tall, healthy, slow to moderate growth
1995(6)4.5-10' tall, healthy, slow growth
1996(6)5.5-13' tall, healthy, slow to moderate growth-generally upright growth habit
1997(6)6.5-13' tall, healthy, slow growth
1999(6)7.5-16' tall, healthy, slow to moderate growth
2000(6)7.5-20' tall, healthy, slow growth, no evidence of flowering
2001(6)8-20' tall, healthy, slow growth
2002(6)8-20' tall, healthy, little change in size from previous year
2004(6)9-26' tall, healthy, slow to moderate growth, no flowering has been observed on these plants
2005(6)10-25’ tall, healthy, little change in size
2006(6)10’/10’/14’/20’/20’/25’ tall, healthy, little apparent growth, 1=flowers/fruit
2007(6)Highly variable response to freeze: 1=10’ tall, stems froze back to 8’ from tips to stems 1" thick, 1=10’ tall, stems froze back to 3’ from tips to stems 1" thick, 1=12’ tall, stems froze back to near base to stems 4" thick, 1=15’ tall, stems froze back to 12’ from tips to stems 3" thick, 1=25’ tall, no apparent freeze damage, 1=27’ tall, stems froze back to 3’ from tips, all=healthy with vigorous regrowth on plants sustaining freeze damage
2008(6)10’/12’/16’/22’/24’/28’ tall, healthy, recovered from 2007 freeze, vigorous growth, 2 largest plants=flowers/fruit
2009(6)13’/16’/17’/24’/26’/27’ tall, healthy, little change in size, no flowering
2013(6)14'/16'/22'/30'/36'/37' tall, healthy, slow to moderate growth, 2=flowers/fruit
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