Common Reed (Phragmites australis)

Description

Active Growth Period Spring After Harvest Regrowth Rate Moderate Bloat None C:N Ratio High Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous No Fire Resistant No Flower Color White Flower Conspicuous No Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Dense Foliage Porosity Winter Moderate Foliage Texture Coarse Fruit/Seed Color White Fruit/Seed Conspicuous Yes Growth Form Rhizomatous Growth Rate Rapid Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) Height, Mature (feet) 13.0 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Long Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation Low 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 High CaCO3 Tolerance Medium Cold Stratification Required No Drought Tolerance Low Fertility Requirement Medium Fire Tolerance High Frost Free Days, Minimum 110 Hedge Tolerance Low Moisture Use Medium pH, Minimum 4.5 pH, Maximum 8.7 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 3450 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 4800 Precipitation, Minimum 12 Precipitation, Maximum 60 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 20 Salinity Tolerance High Shade Tolerance Intolerant Temperature, Minimum (-F) -38 Reproduction Bloom Period 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 No Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs Yes Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound Seed Spread Rate Slow Seedling Vigor High Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate Rapid 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 Low Palatable Graze Animal Low Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Low Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No