White Clover
Trifolium repensPerennial with edible flowers, young leaves. Essential food forest groundcover in Oklahoma; fixes 50-200 lbs N/acre/year
What to know before finding it a place.
Growing notes for our conditions.
Regional fit still depends on the actual site—especially drainage, exposure, irrigation, soil and the specific cultivar selected.
Oklahoma notes
Essential food forest groundcover in Oklahoma; fixes 50-200 lbs N/acre/year
Disease resistance
Excellent
Pruning
Overseed bare spots; mow or leave unmowed
Care
Flowers edible raw; excellent nitrogen fixer for food forests; bee magnet
Drought tolerance
Moderate to high once established
Plan the partners before planting the tree.
Pollination reference
For fruiting plants, compatible bloom timing and nearby partners can matter as much as the cultivar itself.
The cultivar can matter as much as the species.
These references help narrow the large number of named varieties to options better aligned with Zone 7A conditions, disease pressure and useful harvest windows.
Zone 7A Recommended Varieties
These are recommendations carried in the Organix Zone 7A reference database. They are not automatically the same as a cultivar personally proven by Organix on every site; site conditions and availability still matter.
How this plant can function in a larger system.
Landscape functions
Edible (flowers, young leaves); Attractor; Nitrogen Fixer
Edible parts
Flowers, Young leaves
Companion plants
ALL fruit trees and shrubs — universal groundcover
Community / companion role
Pollination: Self-fertile; Companions: ALL fruit trees and shrubs — universal groundcover
Food-forest layer
Ground Cover
Oklahoma classification
Primary
Good establishment starts at planting.
The workbook’s installation guidance is surfaced here when a plant has a specific crew reference.
Support the plant without overcomplicating the system.
Soil preferences
Preferred pH 6.0-7.0
KNF / fertility schedule
Minimal — fixes nitrogen for companion plants
Maintenance
Overseed bare spots; mow or leave unmowed
Plant performance varies with microclimate, soil, drainage, water, maintenance and cultivar. Organix uses the library to narrow good candidates, then makes final selections around the actual site.
Edible and medicinal tags describe traditional or practical plant uses in the landscape and are not medical advice. Always verify identification, preparation and individual suitability before consuming a plant.