Timber Oatgrass (Danthonia intermedia)

Description

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 Yellow Flower Conspicuous No Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Porous Foliage Porosity Winter Porous Foliage Texture Medium Fruit/Seed Color Brown Fruit/Seed Conspicuous No Growth Form Bunch Growth Rate Moderate Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) Height, Mature (feet) 1.5 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Short 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 No Adapted to Medium Textured Soils No Anaerobic Tolerance None CaCO3 Tolerance Medium Cold Stratification Required No Drought Tolerance Medium Fertility Requirement Low Fire Tolerance High Frost Free Days, Minimum 80 Hedge Tolerance None Moisture Use Low pH, Minimum 6.0 pH, Maximum 7.8 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum Planting Density per Acre, Maximum Precipitation, Minimum 6 Precipitation, Maximum 20 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 8 Salinity Tolerance Medium Shade Tolerance Intermediate Temperature, Minimum (-F) -33 Reproduction Bloom Period Late Spring Commercial Availability Routinely Available Fruit/Seed Abundance High Fruit/Seed Period Begin Summer Fruit/Seed Period End Summer 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 No Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound 373000 Seed Spread Rate Moderate Seedling Vigor Medium Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate None 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 Low Palatable Graze Animal Medium Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Low Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No