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$90.00 – $900.00
The king of the tallgrass prairie — turkey-foot seed heads eight feet up, and the forage quality that built the cattle industry.
SIZEKaw Big Bluestem was developed in Kansas and is a superb choice for excellent forage quality. It has shown superior leafiness and general vigor, and it equals or surpasses common Big Bluestem in disease resistance. It is a late season variety recommended for use from central Nebraska south through Oklahoma. Big Bluestem is a native warm-season, rhizomatous, perennial bunchgrass.
The signature grass of the American tallgrass prairie.
Distinctive three-parted seed heads at maturity.
Among the best warm-season natives for livestock gain.
Head-high growth for nesting, brood, and winter cover.
Root systems reaching several feet build soil carbon.
Essential species in tallgrass prairie reconstruction.
Highly preferred — rotate grazing to keep it in the stand.
Big bluestem blended with the other prairie dominants.
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