What is an Alsike Clover?

Alsike Clover, also known as the Trifolium hybridum, is a permanent plant originally from the Alsike parish in Sweden and was first used in North America in the 1930s. It is a high plant by two to four feet (60.96 to 121.92 cm) with stem and leaves that are smooth in the texture. Five -presented pink and white flowers up to three quarters of inches (1.91 cm) across the growth on the plant. Legumes are used to feed cattle and hay throughout the United States, although it can be toxic to horses in large quantities. Alsike Clover is widely used on pastures and can grow in abandoned fields, near forests and next to roads. He will only live in soils that are permanently moist, not those that flood at once and then dry completely. Also, the plant is not fair in environments where there is high salinity. Where the Unitte, Alsike Clover will continue to do it throughout the growing season. Its roots branch deep into the soil and part of the roots can survive frost in spring and protrude new plants.

cattle will easily eat alsike clover and often used on pastures. The plant is not as useful in its younger development as it is later, and the regulation of its dominance over other types of vegetation can be difficult. Using in autumn does not affect the harvesting of plants later, because this practice does not damage the roots or the ability of the plant to withstand winter conditions.

Alsike Clover is also used to make hay. Harvest can be done in conjunction with other grass and is often beneficial because they tend to hold clover. It is often used to create hay in wet areas in Montana in the United States. The fact that flowers grow along the whole plant, with the youngest thursday is also beneficial for the production of hay and seeds.

Although it shows growth properties similar to weeds, there is a clover legume and a member of the pea family. It is valuable for pasture operations and is also a source of food for many animal species, asare Groundhogs and rabbits and livestock. Different parts of the plant are consumed chickens, turkey and birds and pollen is collected with honeymoon.