Woolgrass (Scirpus cyperinus)

Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring After Harvest Regrowth Rate Slow Bloat None C:N Ratio Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous No Fire Resistant No Flower Color Green Flower Conspicuous No Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Moderate Foliage Porosity Winter Porous Foliage Texture Coarse Fruit/Seed Color Yellow Fruit/Seed Conspicuous Yes Growth Form Bunch Growth Rate Moderate Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) Height, Mature (feet) 4.9 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Long Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability No Shape and Orientation Erect Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Fine Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance Medium CaCO3 Tolerance Medium Cold Stratification Required No Drought Tolerance Low Fertility Requirement Medium Fire Tolerance Medium Frost Free Days, Minimum 110 Hedge Tolerance None Moisture Use High pH, Minimum 4.8 pH, Maximum 7.2 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 3450 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 4800 Precipitation, Minimum 40 Precipitation, Maximum 60 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 12 Salinity Tolerance None Shade Tolerance Intermediate Temperature, Minimum (°F) -33 Reproduction Bloom Period Late Summer Commercial Availability Routinely Available Fruit/Seed Abundance Medium Fruit/Seed Period Begin Summer Fruit/Seed Period End Fall Fruit/Seed Persistence Yes Propagated by Bare Root No Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container No Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings No Propagated by Seed Yes Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs Yes Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound 36000000 Seed Spread Rate Rapid Seedling Vigor Medium Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate None Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product Lumber Product No Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product No Palatable Browse Animal Palatable Graze Animal Medium Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No