EcoStar Hard Fescue (Festuca brevipila) has excellent shade tolerance- Superb summer density and color
- Maintains medium-green color under close mowing conditions — even down to 1 inch (2.54cm)
- Recommended for low maintenance mixtures on roadsides, boulevards, “out of play” and roughs on golf courses, or areas hard to reach with the mower
- Outstanding low fertility performance
- Inherently drought tolerant
- Withstands Northern cold as well as heat of the upper South
PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
- Ranked #1 in Rutgers University trials for finest leaf texture
- Ranked high for least amount of summer discoloration at Rutgers University trials
- #1 ranking for turf density in December at Rutgers University trials
- #3 ranking seedling vigor in Rutgers University trials
- Very fine leaf texture ratings at University of Illinois fairway trial
- Excellent density and spring greenup at University of Illinois fairway trial
- Superb quality at Northern Wisconsin fairway evaluation
DISEASE TOLERANCE
- #1 ranking for brown patch resistance in 1993 NTEP
- #1 ranking for resistance to dollar spot at Rutgers University
- Good resistance to leaf spot in Rutgers University trials
- Top 25 percentile for red thread resistance in Rutgers University trials
- Top 50 percentile for summer recovery in Rutgers University trials
SUGGESTED SEEDING RATE
- 4-8 lbs. per 1000 ft2 (20-40 g/m2)