Marumleaf Buckwheat

Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat None C:N Ratio Medium Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous No Fire Resistant No Flower Color Yellow Flower Conspicuous Yes Foliage Color Gray-Green Foliage Porosity Summer Moderate Foliage Porosity Winter Porous Foliage Texture Medium Fruit/Seed Color Brown Fruit/Seed Conspicuous No Growth Form Single Crown Growth Rate Moderate Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) Height, Mature (feet) 0.8 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Moderate Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability No Shape and Orientation Decumbent Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Fine Textured Soils No Adapted to Medium Textured Soils No Anaerobic Tolerance None CaCO3 Tolerance Low Cold Stratification Required Yes Drought Tolerance High Fertility Requirement Low Fire Tolerance Low Frost Free Days, Minimum 130 Hedge Tolerance None Moisture Use Low pH, Minimum 6.0 pH, Maximum 7.5 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 2700 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 7000 Precipitation, Minimum 16 Precipitation, Maximum 32 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 12 Salinity Tolerance None Shade Tolerance Intolerant Temperature, Minimum (-F) -18 Reproduction Bloom Period Late Spring Commercial Availability No Known Source Fruit/Seed Abundance High Fruit/Seed Period Begin Summer Fruit/Seed Period End Summer Fruit/Seed Persistence Yes 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 300000 Seed Spread Rate Slow Seedling Vigor High 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 Low Palatable Graze Animal Low Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No