Tall Fescue is a bunch grass that is more drought, shade, heat stress and disease tolerant than many other cool season grasses.  Tall fescues can provide an excellent turf for home lawns, athletic fi elds, golf course roughs and other high traffic areas. The roots can grow to a depth of 4 to 6 feet taking in moisture that shallow rooted grasses can’t reach. New and improved varieties are naturaly insect resistant due to high levels of endophytes. When mowing, it prefers to be mowed at 1-1/2 to 3 inches.  Most Tall Fescues don’t mix well with the other species. It is shade and drought tolerant, course textured, wide-bladed and adapted to various soil types and climates. Some of the newest varieties that are commercially available exhibit some rhizome capability similar to a Kentucky bluegrass.

Sod Quality (Gold Tag) Seed
Arkansas Valley Seed offers varieties for sod production.  Some of the varieties we stock are tested on a minimum 100 gram sample to ensure the quality of the seed we supply. The industry standard is 25 grams for sod quality seed. Please contact us to discuss your options.

Cool / Warm  Growth Habit  Seeding Rate Per 1,000ft2  Germination Recommended Mowing Height  Water Use  Drought Tolerance  Nitrogen Requirements  Salinity Tolerance  Cool Bunch Type  8 - 10# 10 - 14 days 2.0" - 3.5" High Good Medium High