What is rhizomatous tall fescue?
RTF (Rhizomatous Tall Fescue) is the only Tall Fescue with true rhizomes. Rhizomes help RTF quickly fill in damaged and bare spots in your turf with new shoots of grass. This results in less over-seeding, fewer weed problems and no wide-leafed ugly clumps of grass like other tall fescues can form.
Why is tall fescue bad?
It’s toxic to dairy cows, beef cows, horses, sheep, goats, birds, grasshoppers, ants and even nematodes. It also cuts down on biodiversity because it takes up space that native biota could have occupied and it’s aggressive. Cattle eating tall fescue during the summer will have elevated body temperature making them hot.
How many types of tall fescue are there?
There are over 300 different fescue varieties. These varieties have different uses, including forage grass as well as lawn grass.
What is rhizomatous grass?
Rhizomatous grasses spread by below ground stems known as rhizomes. The rhizome terminate and form new shoots at positions away from the mother plant. As these new shoots mature they will also produce rhizomes that form new shoots creating a uniform lawn. Kentucky bluegrass is a common rhizomatous lawn.
Is tall fescue self repairing?
RTF [ rhizomatous tall fescue] is an advanced turf-type tall fescue that produces rhizomes. Rhizomes are small underground lateral shoots that allow a plant to spread laterally. This enables the turf area to self repair itself. Fescue, which is classified as a “clump grass” has never had this ability.
Is tall fescue good for lawns?
In its preferred growing zones, tall fescue provides lawn owners with outstanding options for improving lawn resilience and durability. Depending on where you live and your lawn goals, this versatile grass may be an excellent choice for you.
Is there a difference between fescue and tall fescue?
Fescue grass is a group of cool season grass varieties that grow from the USA transition zone, north into Canada as lawn, sports fields, commercial lawns, and pasture grass. The Tall Fescue grass species is a coarser bladed, dense clumping grass that grows well in shady areas.
What is a rhizomatous perennial?
Definition of rhizomatous : having, resembling, or being a rhizome a rhizomatous perennial grass.
More than 10 years ago, Barenbrug turf scientists developed a superior tall fescue variety with rhizome-rich plants. We call it Rhizomatous Tall Fescue, or RTF. RTF® is the only Tall Fescue with True Rhizomes. Rhizomes help the RTF quickly fill in damaged and bare spots in your lawn with new shoots of grass.
Are there other varieties of tall fescue?
Since the RTF breakthrough discovery, Barenbrug Research has released a number of other rhizomatous tall fescue varieties and new varieties are continuously being developed. Because of RTF’s effectiveness and popularity, other seed companies have tried to imitate Barenbrug’s products.
What is RTF® tall fescue?
RTF® is the only Tall Fescue with True Rhizomes. Rhizomes help the RTF quickly fill in damaged and bare spots in your lawn with new shoots of grass. This results in less over-seeding, fewer weed problems and no wide-leafed ugly clumps of grass like other tall fescues can form. The technology behind RTF is protected with a US patent.
What is a semi dwarf fescue in New Jersey?
These newer semi-dwarf cultivars appear to have broad adaptation throughout the United States (Meyer and Powell, 2003). In New Jersey, the different forms of tall fescue rank as follows for turf quality: semi dwarf = early semi dwarf = dwarf > standard > early standard and forage types (Meyer and Powell, 2003).