| Type: |
Summer Annual Legume |
Height: |
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| Usage: |
Pasture, Hay |
Seeding Rate: |
25 lb/ acre |
| Plant: |
Feb- May 10 |
- More of a Hay Type, But Used For Grazing As Well
- A Striated Type (larger seed, Taller Plant and more erect than Korean)
- Inoculation Required
- Excellent Heat & Drought Tolerance
- Grows Well in Poor Soil (With Low pH Levels)
- Has Reputation for High Weight Gain on Cattle
- Needs to be Managed for Re-Seeding:
- Take Cattle off August 15th
- Allow it to Bloom in September
- It Sets Seed in October
- In November, Turn Cattle Back In
- Potential Nitrogen Production of 30 lb/ acre per year
- Has Resistance to Serious Lespedeza Diseases (bacterial with tar spot)
- Later Maturing is Desirable for Late Summer Pasture in Southern Missouri & Arkansas
- The Legume of Choice for Horses
- Mostly grows on well drained soil but will respond well to liming
- Dry formula available
- A non-bloating legume, Fills the summer slump
- Lespedeza can be used by all classes of livestock, especially sheep
- Very desirable for wild bird game plots and food plots
- Yield potential 1-11/2 ton/acre
- Kobe leaves are longer than korean with less wounded ends
Note about Managing Lespedeza: Even Moderate Use of Nitrogen Will Increase the Competition & Severely Reduce the Lespedeza Production
