Living Accession Y-082
Taxon
Bauhinia thonningii
Botanical Name
Seed Accession No.
910071DELEP Field
YumaStatus
DecommissionedSurvived For
20 years*
* = Living accession was still alive when the Yuma field was decommissioned.
Survival and Performance
DateNo. PlantsNotes
1993(4)4 individuals planted in Mar
1993(4)1.5-5' tall, healthy, slow to moderate growth
1994(6)2 additional individuals planted
1994(6)2-6' tall, healthy, slow growth
1995(6)2.5-6' tall, healthy, slow growth
1996(6)4-7' tall, healthy, slow growth
1997(6)4.5-8.5' tall, healthy, slow growth
1999(6)1=died in summer 1999-cause undetermined (gophers?), 5=6-9' tall, healthy, slow growth
2000(5)6.5-9' tall, healthy, slow growth, some lower limbs have died, no evidence of flowering
2001(5)7.5-12' tall, healthy, slow to moderate growth
2002(5)5.5-12' tall, healthy, slow growth, gopher burrowing around these plants
2004(5)1=died in 2003-killed by gophers, 4=9-15' tall, healthy, slow growth, these plants have not been observed to flower at this site, lower/inner limbs die over time
2005(4)7.5’/12’/13’/16’ tall, healthy, first flowers on all plants
2006(4)8’/10’/13’/16’ tall, healthy, no flowering evident
2007(4)1=7’ tall, froze to main trunk to stems 6" thick, healthy, vigorous regrowth, 3=7.5’/10’/14’ tall, froze to stems 3" thick, healthy, vigorous regrowth
2008(4)7.5’/8’/12’/20’ tall, healthy, vigorous growth in past year, recovered from 2007 freeze
2009(4)8’/8’/9’/17’ tall, healthy, no apparent growth in past year, no flowering
2013