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Re: Lespedeza



Bob Cessac:
I can't answer your question definitively, but I suspect that you can seed
Marion lespedeza into stands containing other lespedezas mainly because
establishing from seed is the only way for a stand to come back the next
year despite the presence of old residue.  I've seen lespedeza seedlings
emerge starting in early spring and continue emerging in mid to late spring,
which implies that the presence of existing lespedeza plants will not
inhibit the emergence of new plants.  But remember, those existing plants
are also young plants.  I've done no research on this, so I will stand
corrected if anyone has more definitive experience with this.
Chuck West
University of Arkansas

>I would like to know if someone on the list could tell me if one can seed
>Marion lespedeza in a field which has a fair amount of lespedeza of
>unknown kind(problably korean-type)?  Does this work like alfalfa where
>one has to kill off all of the old forage?  Thanks.  Bob Cessac