Lespedeza produces good seed yields for combining and makes quality food for bobwhite quail. Lespedeza grows slowly in the spring and produces very little pasture before late June. Dry matter yields of lespedeza are lower than alfalfa or clover when grown under favorable growing conditions. Lespedeza occasionally may fail to reseed under extremely hot, dry growing conditions. Kobe may not reseed in years with unseasonably early frosts.
Diseases can cause serious reductions in yields of Korean lespedeza.
New variety releases give some protection from diseases and add to the forage yield potential of lespedeza. The information in this publication was originally developed by former extension specialist Jimmy C. Henning. Copyright 1999 University of Missouri. Published by University Extension , University of Missouri-Columbia. Ronald J. Turner, Director, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Missouri and Lincoln University, Columbia, Missouri 65211.