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Tall Fescue (Festuca arundinacea)

Identifying Characteristices
Stolons absent
Rhizomes absent
Leaves rolled in the bud
Ligule membranous, short
Collar broad, continuous
Auricles absent
Sheaths not compressed, reddish-pink
Blades flat, strongly veined above, rough along the edges, sharp pointed
Seedhead an erect, somewhat compressed panicle
Spikelets containing 6 to 8 seeds
 
Tolerance Table
 
Recommendations
Mowing Height: 2 to 3 inches
Establishment: Seed, Sod
Fertilization: 1 to 3 lbs/ 1000 ft2/ Year
Adaptation: Piedmont & Mountains [View Map]
 
General Description
A coarse, dark green Perennial. Develops into a durable, coarse turf in thick stands but can form objectionable clumps in fine-bladed grasses. Grows from California eastward through the mid-South and across the northern United States
 
Current Articles
2004 Update on Tall Fescue Cultivars
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2002 Update on Tall Fescue Cultivars
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Maximizing Preemergence Herbicide Performance In Tall Fescue
Weed HTML PDF
Suggested Weed Control Calendar For Tall Fescue Sod Fields
Weed HTML PDF
Seeding Tall Fescue Lawns
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Tall Fescue Cultivation
 PDF
Tall Fescue Lawn Calendar
 PDF
Tall Fescue Lawn Management
UGA Coop. Ext. Ser. Leaflet 354HTMLPDF
 
Common Problems
Brown Patch
Dollar Spot
 
Popular Cultivars
K-31
Rebel
Many Others
 
 
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