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Living Accession Y-124

Taxon

Prosopis affinis

Botanical Name

Prosopis affinis Sprengel

Seed Accession No.

930068

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 Feb
1995(2)1'/3' tall, healthy, slow growth
1996(2)3'/5' tall x 10' spread on the ground, healthy, slow vertical growth and moderate lateral growth
1997(2)5'/7' tall, healthy, slow upward growth but spreading laterally
1999(2)8.5'/9.5' tall, healthy, moderate growth
2000(2)8.5'/11' tall, healthy, slow to moderate growth, 1=flowers/fruit in 2000
2001(2)1=5' tall following heavy pruning, fair condition, 1=13' tall, healthy, slow growth but developing into a tree
2002(2)1=5', poor condition, little growth, 1=14', healthy, slow growth
2004(2)1=4' tall, fair condition, no apparent growth, 1=16' tall, healthy, slow growth, flowers/fruit
2005(2)1=4’ tall, fair condition, no change in size, 1=14’ tall, healthy, little change in size, no flowers
2006(2)1=4’ tall, poor condition, declining, 1=13’ tall, healthy, little apparent growth, no flowers
2007(2)3’/12’ tall, minor freeze damage to twig tips, fair condition, little apparent growth
2008(2)6’/13’ tall, fair condition with some growth
2009(2)5’/11’ tall, fair condition, no apparent growth
Desert Legume Program

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Tucson, AZ 85719

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