Tagasaste
Chamaecytisus proliferus
MediumSecondary
Fast biomassNitrogen fixer
A fast nitrogen-fixing fodder shrub that feeds soil and livestock alike and cuts endlessly for chop-and-drop. Frost-tender when young and dislikes wet feet.
Tolerances & traits
- Strata
- Medium
- Lifecycle
- Secondary
- Soil preference
- Sandy, Loam
- Soil pH range
- 5.5 – 7.5
- Min. temperature
- -8°C
- Min. rainfall
- 300 mm/year
- Wind tolerance
- Medium
- Frost tolerance
- Medium
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Irrigation needed
- Low
How to manage it
Outstanding fast nitrogen-fixing fodder and biomass shrub; cut hard and often for chop-and-drop or animal forage and it resprouts strongly.
Watch out for
Also sold as Cytisus proliferus - a synonym, same plant. Frost-tender while young (established plants handle light frost); dislikes waterlogged or heavy soils and can self-seed and naturalise.
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