The following varieties of turf seed are available for sod production. Varieties are eligible for SOD TAGS via testing through Oregon State University and approved by the Oregon Dept. of Agriculture. (Other varieties may be of equal or better quality, but do not qualify for official SOD TAGS.)
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Compact TypeTWCA certified drought resistant! Diva is an improved, dark green Kentucky bluegrass variety classified as a “Compact type” of improved Kentucky bluegrass that exhibits a compact short plant height and medium to fine-leaf texture. Diva exhibits early spring green-up, leaf spot resistance and moderate susceptibility to billbug. It is a persistent, attractive, winter hardy grass that uses LESS water while maintaining green cover.
TWCA Certified “Drought Resistant” Falcon IV is a new and improved, heat and disease resistant, tall fescue variety developed for superior turf quality across a wide area of adaptation. It is dark green in color, fine textured with excellent wear tolerance. Falcon IV exhibits a unique combination of traits including dense growth, improved turf quality and resistance to brown patch incited by Rhizoctonia solani. Falcon IV is an endophyte enhanced tall fescue with >92% Neotyphodium coenophialum endophyte which provides resistance to a number of leaf and crown feeding insects and nematodes. The presence of endophyte also contribute to improved biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, faster seedling establishment, enhanced fall recover and reduced summer weed invasion. Falcon IV has been proven to use LESS water while maintaining green cover.
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Midnight TypeGinney is an improved very dark green variety classified as a “Midnight type” of improved Kentucky bluegrass that exhibits a compact short plant height and medium leaf texture. Ginney exhibits late spring green-up and is very tolerant of low mowing heights. It is a cold hardy, persistent, attractive grass that through the development of an extensive rhizome system forms a well-knit, durable sod. It is adapted to a wide range of soils and climatic conditions.
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Gray Leaf Spot Resistance (GLS) TypePanther GLS is an elite, new generation, heat and humidity tolerant perennial ryegrass developed with improved gray leaf spot resistance. Gray leaf spot disease has been a limiting factor to the establishment and persistence of perennial ryegrass in the past decade in the Mid Atlantic, Mid South and Midwestern U.S. Panther GLS is also an endophyte enhanced perennial ryegrass with >90% Neotyphodium lolii endophyte which provides resistance to a number of leaf and crown feeding pests and improved tolerance to abiotic (non-living) and biotic (living) stress. It is highly recommended for permanent turf application in the Mid-Atlantic and U.S. transition zone where heat and humidity may limit the adaptation of perennial ryegrass turf.
Compact TypePrinceton 105 is an improved moderately dark green variety classified as a “Compact type” of improved Kentucky bluegrass. It exhibits the best traffic tolerance among commercially available Kentucky bluegrass varieties in our industry. It is a cold hardy, persistent, attractive grass that through the development of an extensive rhizome system forms a well-knit, durable sod. Princeton 105 is adapted to a wide range of soils and climatic conditions.
Double-Dwarf Turf TypeScorpion II is a new and improved, heat and disease resistant, double-dwarf tall fescue variety developed for superior turf quality across a wide area of adaptation. It is dark green in color, moderately fine textured with excellent wear tolerance. Scorpion II exhibits a unique combination of traits including short dwarf dense growth, improved turf quality and resistance to brown patch incited by Rhizoctonia solani. Scorpion II is an endophyte enhanced tall fescue with >62% Neotyphodium coenophialum endophyte which provides resistance to a number of leaf and crown feeding insects and nematodes. The presence of endophyte also contribute to improved biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, faster seedling establishment, enhanced fall recover and reduced summer weed invasion.
Shenandoah II follows in the footsteps of Shenandoah and is recognized as one of the top of the new generation of elite varieties in the NTEP. Shenandoah II is a moderately fine textured variety with deep dark green turf and broad area of adaptation it is an endophyte enhanced tall fescue with >93% Neotyphodium coenophialum endophyte which provides resistance to a number of leaf and crown feeding insects and nematodes. The presence of endophyte also contributes to improved biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, faster seedling establishment, enhanced fall recovery and reduced summer weed invasion.
