Luzula spicata italica (Luzula spicata italica)

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 Green Flower Conspicuous No Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Porous Foliage Porosity Winter Porous Foliage Texture Fine Fruit/Seed Color Brown Fruit/Seed Conspicuous No Growth Form Bunch Growth Rate Moderate Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) Height, Mature (feet) 1.3 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Moderate 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 High CaCO3 Tolerance Low Cold Stratification Required No Drought Tolerance Low Fertility Requirement Medium Fire Tolerance High Frost Free Days, Minimum 120 Hedge Tolerance None Moisture Use High pH, Minimum 4.0 pH, Maximum 5.5 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 4800 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 10000 Precipitation, Minimum 14 Precipitation, Maximum 45 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 10 Salinity Tolerance None Shade Tolerance Tolerant Temperature, Minimum (-F) -33 Reproduction Bloom Period Late Spring Commercial Availability Contracting Only 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 Seed Spread Rate Slow Seedling Vigor Low 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 Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No