Timothy

Timothy
Is an introduced cool season forage type grass that is native to Europe. Timothy is a short-lived perennial and is widely used in the Northern U.S. and Mountainous West and thrives in deep, fertile, loamy, silty, clayey soils of humid zones.

Preferred by livestock as a palatable and high quality forage grass
Short-lived cool-season bunch grass
Thrives well with less competitive legumes such as alfalfa or Birdsfoot Trefoil
Effective as a component in filter strip, waterway or other erosion control mix
Grows in erect culms 20 to 40 in tall
Commonly used in nesting, brood rearing, and escape cover mixes
If enough moisture exists, it is adaptable in many types of soils and climates