Arkansas Forages Database
Orchardgrass
Click thumbnail to enlarge image.
×![]()
![Orchardgrass Head Orchardgrass Head](/farm-ranch/resource-library/forages-id-database/images/grass-images/orchardgrass/orchardgrass_head2.jpg)
![Orchardgrass Leaf Ligule Orchardgrass Leaf Ligule](/farm-ranch/resource-library/forages-id-database/images/grass-images/orchardgrass/orchardgrass_leaf_ligule1.jpg)
![Orchardgrass Plant Orchardgrass Plant](/farm-ranch/resource-library/forages-id-database/images/grass-images/orchardgrass/orchardgrass_plant.jpg)
![Orchardgrass Plant Orchardgrass Plant](/farm-ranch/resource-library/forages-id-database/images/grass-images/orchardgrass/orchradgrass_plant1.jpg)
About Orchardgrass
- Cool-season perennial grass.
- Main growth period is spring and fall.
- Readily grazed.
- Good forage productivity.
- Found in northern Arkansas.
- Excellent companion grass with clover or alfalfa.
Fact Sheets
FSA 2139 - General Traits of Forage Grasses Grown in Arkansas