Birdsfoot Trefoil
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Birdsfoot Trefoil
Perennial Legume, Seed Code: LOCO
- Seeds per lb: 418000
- Average Height: 12-24 Inches
- Planting Rate: 4-6 PLS lbs. per Acre
- Precipitation requirement: 18-24 Inches
- Plant varieties: Empire, Viking
Birdsfoot trefoil is a perennial that adapts well to production on poorly drained, low-pH soils. It can reseed itself, is resistant to Phytophthora root rot and numerous alfalfa insects, responds well to fertilization, and does not cause bloat in animals. As a result, it is being grown more often in the northern United States and southern Canada, where production of other forage legumes is limited.
Trefoil stems are smaller in diameter and less rigid than alfalfa stems and may grow to a height of 18 to 20 inches. Each yellow flower (4 to 8 per stem) produces one seed pod.
The plant’s root system consists of a tap root with numerous lateral branches located predominantly in the upper 15 inches of the soil profile.
Grown in well-drained, fertile soils, birdsfoot trefoil will not yield as well as alfalfa; yields usually are 50 to 80 percent that of alfalfa in these soils. Therefore, the site in which trefoil is to be grown should have limitations that make alfalfa production difficult.
Minimum Order Quantity: 2 Pounds
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