FINE FESCUE PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS                                                                                             Based on 2006 Progress Report of the 2003 Fineleaf Fescue Test
 
 
   
   
Variety Overall Quality Northeast Transition Zone North Central Color Leaf Texture Shade Tolerance Dollar Spot Red Thread Spring green-up
Chewings Fescue                    
7 Seas ☼ ☼  ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼  dark green fine ☼ ☼  ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼
Jamestown V (J-5) ☼ ☼  ☼ ☼  ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ lt. green fine ☼ ☼  ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼
Longfellow II ☼ ☼ ☼  ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼  ☼ ☼ ☼ lt. green fine ☼ ☼ ☼  ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼  ☼☼☼
Zodiac ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ lt. green fine ☼ ☼ ☼  ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼  ☼ ☼
Creeping Red Fescue                  
Celestial ☼ ☼ ☼  ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼☼ dark green medium ☼ ☼ ☼☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼☼
Garnet ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼  dark green medium ☼ ☼  ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼   ☼ ☼ ☼
Jasper II ☼ ☼   ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼  dark green medium    ☼ ☼ ☼    ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼
RaZor ☼ ☼  ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ dark green medium   ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼
Hard Fescue                    
Firefly (SPM) ☼ ☼ ☼  ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ green fine ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ 
Gotham ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ green fine ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼
Oxford ☼ ☼ ☼  ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ green medium ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼
Predator ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼  ☼ ☼ ☼  dark green medium ☼ ☼ ☼  ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼
Spartan II ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ green fine ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼
                     
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                    5/10/2008