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Living Accession Y-100

Taxon

Calliandra haematocephala

Botanical Name

Calliandra haematocephala Hasskarl

Seed Accession No.

910491

DELEP Field

Yuma

Status

Decommissioned

Survived For

19 years*

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

Survival and Performance

DateNo. PlantsNotes
1994(5)5 individuals planted in Mar
1994(5)4.5-6' tall, healthy but slow growth and some environmental stress, flowers/fruit in greenhouse prior to planting
1995(5)4-6' tall, healthy but slow growth, flowers/fruit
1996(5)4-5' tall, fair condition-these seem stressed here, flowers but no fruit evident
1997(5)3-4' tall, fair to good condition, flowers but no fruit
1999(5)3-5.5' tall, healthy overall-though they appear a bit stressed here, flowers but no fruit
2000(5)2-6' tall, healthy, slow growth-dense but somewhat chlorotic foliage, flowers only
2001(5)3-6' tall, healthy, little size increase, flowers only
2002(5)2.5-6' tall, healthy, little change in size, flowers only
2004(5)1=3' tall, poor condition, little growth, 3=4-7' tall, fair to good condition, slow growth, some flowering but no fruit production-perhaps the climate here is too dry as these fruited in the greenhouse
2005(5)1=2.5’ tall, fair condition, 4=5’/6’/7’/8’ tall, healthy, flowers only
2006(5)1=3’ tall, poor condition, 4=6’/6’/6.5’/7’ tall, healthy, flowers only
2007(5)1=dead-froze, 4=froze to base, variable recovery but all are alive and growing, no flowering
2008(4)3’/3.5’/6’/6’ tall, healthy, recovered from 2007 freeze
2009(4)2’/3’/4’/6’ tall, poor to fair condition, struggling, no flowers
2013
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