Hypericum ascyron ascyron (Hypericum ascyron ascyron)

Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Slow Bloat None C:N Ratio Medium Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous No Fire Resistant No Flower Color Yellow Flower Conspicuous Yes Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Moderate Foliage Porosity Winter Porous Foliage Texture Coarse Fruit/Seed Color Brown Fruit/Seed Conspicuous No Growth Form Single Crown Growth Rate Moderate Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) Height, Mature (feet) 5.0 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 No Adapted to Fine Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance Medium CaCO3 Tolerance Low Cold Stratification Required Yes Drought Tolerance Low Fertility Requirement Medium Fire Tolerance High Frost Free Days, Minimum 80 Hedge Tolerance None Moisture Use Medium pH, Minimum 5.7 pH, Maximum 7.1 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 1700 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 2700 Precipitation, Minimum 32 Precipitation, Maximum 55 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 14 Salinity Tolerance None Shade Tolerance Intolerant Temperature, Minimum (-F) -23 Reproduction Bloom Period Late Summer Commercial Availability No Known Source Fruit/Seed Abundance Medium Fruit/Seed Period Begin Summer Fruit/Seed Period End Fall Fruit/Seed Persistence No Propagated by Bare Root No Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container Yes Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings No Propagated by Seed No Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs Yes Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound 1800000 Seed Spread Rate Slow 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 Yes Palatable Browse Animal Low Palatable Graze Animal Low Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Low Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No