Timothy, Cat's Tail

When I was young this was a popular hay crop, planted with Mammoth Clover and Korean lespideza. The clover timothy mix was an excellent e...Read Morearly hay, with Korean lespideza being the fall crop.

A common pasture and forage plant throughout North America. It was naturalized from Europe and it's bristly seed head is easy to identify...Read More.

It is an exellent hay plant and birds make use of the seeds also.

The seed heads emerge in late spring throughout the summer and into fall. Many farmers get more than one cutting from hay pastures seeded with Timothy. The best nutrition in any hay plant is just as the seed heads are forming, and farmers who are concerned with proper nuitrients for their animals in the winter will cut hay accordingly.