Giant cutgrass (Zizaniopsis miliacea)

Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Rapid Bloat None C:N Ratio Medium Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous Yes Fire Resistant No Flower Color Yellow Flower Conspicuous No Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Dense Foliage Porosity Winter Moderate Foliage Texture Coarse Fruit/Seed Color Yellow Fruit/Seed Conspicuous No Growth Form Rhizomatous Growth Rate Rapid Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) Height, Mature (feet) 9.0 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Moderate Low Growing Grass Yes 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 High CaCO3 Tolerance Medium Cold Stratification Required No Drought Tolerance None Fertility Requirement Medium Fire Tolerance Medium Frost Free Days, Minimum 120 Hedge Tolerance None Moisture Use High pH, Minimum 4.3 pH, Maximum 9.0 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum Planting Density per Acre, Maximum Precipitation, Minimum 35 Precipitation, Maximum 70 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 16 Salinity Tolerance Low Shade Tolerance Intolerant Temperature, Minimum (°F) 12 Reproduction Bloom Period Late Summer Commercial Availability Routinely Available Fruit/Seed Abundance High Fruit/Seed Period Begin Fall Fruit/Seed Period End Winter 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 Yes Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs No Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound 210000 Seed Spread Rate Moderate Seedling Vigor High Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate Moderate 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 Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No