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Living Accession Y-106

Taxon

Pithecellobium unguis-cati

Botanical Name

Pithecellobium unguis-cati (Linnaeus) Bentham

Seed Accession No.

930012

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(1)1 individual planted in Mar
1994(1)4' tall, healthy, moderate growth
1995(1)3.5' tall, healthy, slow growth but spreading outward
1996(1)6' tall, healthy, moderate growth
1997(1)7' tall, healthy, slow growth with many stems growing downward and forming a thicket
1999(1)7' tall, healthy, slow growth, flowers/fruit in 1999
2000(1)7' tall, healthy, little change in size, flowers/fruit
2001(1)9' tall, healthy, slow growth, flowers/fruit
2002(1)9' tall, healthy, little change in size, flowers/fruit
2004(1)11' tall, healthy, slow growth, no evidence of flowering this year
2005(1)9’ tall, healthy, little growth, flowers/fruit
2006(1)12’ tall, healthy, flowers/fruit, this plant has a mounded form with arching stems
2007(1)13’ tall, no freeze damage, healthy, slow growth, flowers/fruit
2008(1)15’ tall, healthy, slow growth, flowers/fruit
2009(1)18’ tall, healthy, moderate growth, flowers/fruit
Desert Legume Program

Desert Legume Program
2120 E. Allen Road
Tucson, AZ 85719

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