DaVinci tall fescue is a consistent performer: extremely heat and drought tolerant, brown patch resistant, and produces beautiful turf under Southern heat and in cooler Northern regions. It is ideal for sod production, sports turf, golf course roughs, home lawns and commercial sites. DaVinci has shown excellent results under low inputs and has met the stringent criteria to be A-LIST approved. It will be featured in the A-LIST approved Winning Colors Tall Fescue blend and Winning Colors Plus mix.
Leonardo tall fescue was highly ranked in the 2013-14 NTEP trials. Leonardo was selected for high endophyte level, improved disease resistance, fine leaf texture, and dark green genetic color. It is extremely drought and heat tolerant and requires less water and inputs to maintain top quality turf. As of May 2016, Leonardo has met the criteria to be A-LIST approved. It will be featured in the A-LIST approved Winning Colors Tall Fescue blend and Winning Colors Plus mix.
Michelangelo tall fescue was ranked in the 2013 NTEP trial. Michelangelo was selected in an arid environment for drought tolerance, Pythium resistance, and overall turf quality. As of May 2016, Michelangelo has met the criteria to be A-LIST approved. It will be featured in the A-LIST approved Winning Colors Tall Fescue blend and Winning Colors Plus mix.
Rockwell tall fescue was highly ranked in the 2013-14 NTEP trial. Rockwell was selected for high brown patch resistance and overall turf quality. It is also extremely drought and heat tolerant and requires less water and inputs to maintain top quality turf. As of May 2016, Rockwell has met the criteria to be A-LIST approved. It will be featured in the A-LIST approved Winning Colors Tall Fescue blend and Winning Colors Plus mix.
Zinfandel, an elite Kentucky bluegrass, is very drought and heat tolerant. Quick establishment makes it ideal for sports turf and sod production. Dark-green, Zinfandel rated high for turf quality and disease resistance throughout North America. It exhibits excellent winter color and spring green-up. A year-round great performer, even under low inputs, Zinfandel has met the stringent criteria to now be A-LIST approved.
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Shamrock Kentucky bluegrass, introduced in 1994, has become an industry standard. With its rhizoming growth habit, Shamrock exhibits excellent sod
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strength, making it a consistent choice for sod mixtures containing tall fescue and Kentucky bluegrass. Due to Shamrock’s many unique features, including outstanding seed yield in production, disease resistance, and winter color, its genetics have been used in variety development, resulting in the Shamrock “type” class of Kentucky bluegrass.
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PremierPRO bermudagrass, endorsed by professional athletes for its shear strength and smooth playing surface, is widely used on sports fields and golf courses. Developed by Drs. Milt Engelke and Virginia Lehman, PremierPRO (OR2002) was the top performing NTEP bermudagrass for a decade, and ranked #1 in traffic tolerance at University of Arkansas. U.S. Plant Patent (USPP18247) was issued in 2007. PremierPRO lifts well, stacks tight on a pallet, is cold tolerant, wear tolerant, and has excellent color retention.
Sod Solutions
Palmetto St. Augustine, introduced in 1995, is the most sold proprietary turfgrass in the world, soon to top two billion square feet sold. Palmetto was originally selected for its outstanding cold tolerance. But its performance as one of the most shade tolerant St. Augustine grasses on the market propelled its popularity. Currently, over 5,000 acres of production are being sold by 44 sod farms in the continental United States.
EMPIRE was introduced in 1999. Developed in Brazil by Sod Solutions’ Director of Research Roberto Gurgel, EMPIRE has become a standard in NTEP trials and across the country. Extremely versatile thanks to its adaptability; EMPIRE was the first zoysia variety to thrive in the dramatic Florida environment. Adapting to a wide range of climate and soil conditions, it is grown across the U.S.A., Australia and South America. Tere are currently 4,600 acres of EMPIRE in domestic production grown by 58 sod farms.
Celebration bermudagrass came from Australian breeder Rod Riley’s program. Introduced in the U.S. in 2001, Celebration is consistently rated as the best bermudagrass for drought tolerance and recovery, wear recovery, divot recovery and shade tolerance,
TPI Turf News July/August 2016
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