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Festuca arundinacea

Tower

Tower

Tower is ranked as one of the latest heading tall fescues with +3 or +4 days compared to the standards. After an early start in spring the moderate to dark green, medium-textured grass continues growth all the season. +8% yield capacity compared to standards - a true genetic progress. Tower has shown excellent disease resistance to all common diseases: crown rust, stem rust, leaf-spot, virus. This maintains high forage quality, palatability and persistency.

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Key features

  • Late maturity
  • Soft leaf provides very good forage quality
  • Endophyte free
  • Excellent disease resistance
  • Very good stress tolerance

Ratings

Scale 1-9, where 9 = best or most pronounced

Segment Forage
Category Tall Fescue
Species Fescue, Tall
Sci. Name Festuca arundinacea
Anther Color Yellowish Green
Auricles Absent
Basal Hairs Absent
Botanical Name Tall
Branch Pubescence Glabrous
Emergence (Days) 14
Flag Leaf Length Short to Medium
Flag Leaf Width Narrow to Medium
Growth Habit, Fall Semi-Erect
Leaf Blade Folding Open
Leaf Blade Margins Smooth
Leaf Color Bright Green
Leaf Length Medium
Leaf Sheath Colour White
Leaf Spot Not Tested
Leaf Width Narrow
Lemma Length Short
Lemma Pubescence Absent
Lemma Texture Smooth
Lemma Width Narrow
Maturity Medium Late
Net Blotch Not Tested
Palea Length Absent
Palea Pubescence Absent
Panicle Attitude Erect
Panicle Color Green
Panicle Length Medium
Panicle Shape Narrow Tapering
Panicle Type Intermediate
Pelea Width Absent
Plant Height Medium
Ploidy Hexaploid
Rhizomes - Creeping Habit Weakly Creeping
Seed Length 7mm
Seed Size Medium
Time to Flowering Medium
Waxy Bloom on Leaf Absent
Winter Hardiness Moderately Resistant
Approx. Seeds/Kg. 499400
Approx. Seeds/Lb. 227,000
Seeding Depth (cm) 0.635-1.27
Seeding Depth (Inches) 1/4-1/2
Seeding Rate - Alone/New (Kg./Hectare) 28-34
Seeding Rate - Alone/New (Lbs./Acre) 25-30
Planting Times Spring, Late Summer-Early Fall
Seeding Rate - Mixes (Kg./Hectare) 6-17
Seeding Rate - Mixes (Lbs./Acre) 5-15
Livestock Alpaca/Llama , Cattle , Goats , Horses , Sheep
Usage Hay , Silage , Pasture , Erosion Control
Winter Hardiness 7