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Living Accession Y-112

Taxon

Vachellia cornigera

Botanical Name

Vachellia cornigera (Linnaeus) Seigler & Ebinger

Seed Accession No.

940139

DELEP Field

Yuma

Status

Decommissioned

Survived For

18 years*

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

Survival and Performance

DateNo. PlantsNotes
1995(2)2 individuals planted in Dec
1996(2)4.5'/6' tall, healthy, moderate to fast growth
1997(2)7'/7.5' tall, healthy, moderate growth
1999(2)7.5'/8' tall, healthy, slow growth, 1=flowers/fruit, 1=flowers only
2000(2)7.5'/8.5' tall, healthy, slow growth, flowers/fruit
2001(2)8'/9' tall, healthy, slow growth, flowers only
2002(2)8'/9' tall, poor condition-declining with many dead branches-cause undetermined, flowers only
2004(2)1=4' tall, poor condition, top dead-sprouts from base, 1=8' tall, poor condition, some growth but most stems dead-cause for the decline of these plants is undetermined, no flowering
2005(2)1=6’ tall, poor condition, declining, flowers/fruit, 1=8’ tall, fair condition, flowers
2006(2)6’/8’ tall, poor condition but still putting out growth
2007(2)1.5’/4’ tall, both plants froze to base to stems 2" thick, healthy regrowth
2008(2)2.5’/7’ tall, healthy, these look better than in the past several years but do not do well at this site
2009(2)7’/9’ tall, healthy, slow to moderate growth, these continue to look better, 1=flowers
2013
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