General Characteristics
Establishment (Days)10-14
ColorLight to Medium
TextureVery Fine
Growth HabitDense, Spreads through Soltons
Sunlight RequirementsFull Sun to Part Shade
Seeding Information
New Seeding Rate (lbs/1,000 sq ft)0.5-1.5
Overseeding Rate (lbs/1,000 sq ft)0.5-1
Strengths
- Exceptional density and smooth surface
- Excellent low mowing tolerance
- ideal for golf greens and fairways
AU Victory
Creeping
Stands up to the harshest conditions. AU Victory has quick establishment, high shoot density and good color. Turf quality remains strong after late summer stress periods and has quick recovery.
Barracuda
Creeping
Upright and aggressive with improved dollar spot resistance. Top quality group in current NTEP Green AND Fairway trials with leading scores in texture, greenup, and frost tolerance as well.
Centennial
Blend
A functional blend requires two varieties that look identical but are genetically distinct. Matching in establishment, color, density, texture, disease resistance, and turf quality, they create a uniform surface without segregation. Piper and Oakley perform alike yet are stronger together thanks to their different parentage.
Musket
Colonial
Quick to recover in the spring, greening up faster than most other varieties. Musket was developed from germplasm that combined early spring green-up with improved summer performance.
Oakley
Creeping
Topping the NTEP charts for both Greens and Fairways/Tees! Oakley shows strong seedling vigor and has a beautiful medium green color. The versatility of strengths makes this a standout variety, Dollar Spot resistance, fine leaf texture and density throughout the entire playing season.
Piper
Creeping
Piper exhibits excellent resistance to Dollar Spot and Brown Patch. Top NTEP group for each Spring, Summer and Fall Density trials and holds up to traffic stress. Piper has minimal thatch and canopy puffiness, making this an exceptional putting green surface.
Piranha
Creeping
Ultra dense variety developed specifically to tolerate heat and a number of other stressors that destroy most bentgrass. Piranha has excellent resistance to dollar spot as well as brown patch.
Shark
Creeping
Aggressive, bright, dark green color, with high shoot density. Improved summer performance and disease resistance, particularly to dollar spot and take-all patch. Tiger Shark in EU countries.
Learn More About Special Identifiers
A-LIST
Designates a variety that has been approved by the Alliance for Low Input Sustainable Turf (A-LIST). These varieties have been independently tested and show the ability to maintain excellent turf quality under the harshest conditions, requiring less water, fertilizer, and chemicals to do so.