How can I control lespedeza in Oklahoma?
Filed under: Habitat Management
Question
I have 240 acres in Oklahoma. Mostly oak trees but 50 acres of it is riparian. I burned 100 acres of it this year (on accident) and now most of my good meadow land is covered in Lespedeza (Chinese bush clover?). What should I do?
Abel,
Sericea Lespedeza is a long-lived perennial plant that’s tough to control. Deer and other wildlife species don’t consume sericea lespedeza forage. It’s truly a noxious weed.
There’s a great explanation of this plant and the control options at: http://www.okrangelandswest.okstate.edu/files/invasive%20species%20pdfs/NREM-2874.pdf
It’s a lot of work to control sericea lespedeza. However, if it’s not controlled it will continue to spread.
Enjoy creation,
grant
