- Dark green color
- Fine leaf blade
- Excellent disease resistance
- Improved drought tolerance
- Improved heat tolerance
Entered into the latest National Trials (NTEP), Chipper has exhibited excellent performance in every region of the country, including the Northeast, Midwest, the Transition Zone and the Southeast.
Chipper has excellent turf density, a very dark green genetic color, a very fine leaf texture, and excellent disease resistance. Chipper had one of the best ratings for resistance to Brown Patch in the latest NTEP.
This low maintenance turfgrass also exhibited excellent wearability in NTEP’s Traffic Stress trials.
Chipper is well adapted to a wide range of climatic conditions including full sun, partial shade, heat, drought and high humidity.
MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS Ames, IA 2004 Data |
|
NAME | MEAN |
Fidelity | 7.4 |
Quest | 7.3 |
Rembrandt | 7.3 |
Chipper (MRF 211) | 7.2 |
Rebel Exeda | 7.2 |
Biltmore | 7.1 |
Rendition | 7.0 |
LSD Value | 0.8 |
MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS Raleigh, NC 2003 |
|
NAME | MEAN |
Chipper (MRF 211) | 6.1 |
Falcon IV | 6.0 |
2nd Millennium | 5.9 |
Millennium | 5.8 |
Rebel Sentry | 5.8 |
Masterpiece | 5.6 |
Titan LTD. | 5.3 |
LSD Value | 3.8 |
MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS Blackburg, VA 2003 Data |
|
NAME | MEAN |
Falcon IV | 6.6 |
Chipper (MRF 211) | 6.3 |
Olympic Gold | 6.2 |
Jaguar 3 | 6.1 |
Plantation | 6.1 |
Millennium | 5.9 |
Rebel Sentry | 5.7 |
LSD Value | 1.3 |
MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF TALL FESCUE CULTIVARS Carbondale, IL 2004 Data |
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NAME | MEAN |
Davinci | 7.3 |
Cochise III | 7.1 |
Chipper (MRF 211) | 7.0 |
Barrera | 6.8 |
Jaguar 3 | 6.7 |
Quest | 6.6 |
Pure Gold | 6.1 |
LSD Value 0.7 |
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