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