Hemisorghum mekongense

Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Summer and Fall After Harvest Regrowth Rate Rapid Bloat None C:N Ratio Medium Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous No 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 Brown Fruit/Seed Conspicuous Yes Growth Form Rhizomatous Growth Rate Rapid Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) Height, Mature (feet) 3.5 Known Allelopath Yes Leaf Retention No Lifespan Long Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability No Shape and Orientation Erect Toxicity Slight Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Fine Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance Low CaCO3 Tolerance Low Cold Stratification Required No Drought Tolerance Low Fertility Requirement Medium Fire Tolerance High Frost Free Days, Minimum 165 Hedge Tolerance None Moisture Use High pH, Minimum 5.0 pH, Maximum 7.0 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 4800 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 11000 Precipitation, Minimum 32 Precipitation, Maximum 60 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 10 Salinity Tolerance Low Shade Tolerance Intolerant Temperature, Minimum (-F) -13 Reproduction Bloom Period Late Summer Commercial Availability Routinely Available Fruit/Seed Abundance High 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 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 119280 Seed Spread Rate Rapid Seedling Vigor High Small Grain Yes Vegetative Spread Rate Rapid Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product Yes Fuelwood Product Lumber Product No Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product No Palatable Browse Animal High Palatable Graze Animal High Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Medium Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No