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Beacon

Very low input with low maintenance

  • Shade tolerant.

  • High seedling vigor.

  • Earlier greenup.

  • Low fertility compatability.

  • Excellent persistence.

  • Endophyte enhanced.

Fustuca Ovina

Beacon hard fescue is recently bred for improved durability, persistence, and visual quality under very demanding circumstances and growing environments. Beacon features high seedling vigor and aggressively establishes to quickly form a dense stand under traditional inputs.

Application
Beacon is suitable for:

  • Home and park lawns
  • Other low maintenance landscaping areas
  • Fairways
  • (semi) Roughs
  • Golf greens
  • Surrounds / aprons
  • Turf production

Colour and leaf texture
Dark green very fine leaved variety.

Additional features

Shoot density is increased which also contributes to better traffic and wear tolerance. Under minimal maintenance programs summer stress tolerance is excellent -- and shade tolerance top ranked against all fine fescue cultivars tested. Beacon is an excellent selection when soils are lacking irregation and fertility is below par, whether or not mown and sun to shade. It's suggested for golf course roughs, parks roadsides and hillsides, and low maintenance residential turf. 

Characteristics
Green up after winter
Resistance to dollar spot
Less irrigation required
Less frequent mowing possible
Close mowing tolerance
Fineness of leaves
Colour darkness
Fusarium resistance
Resistance to red thread
Less fertilizer required
Cool temperature germination
Speed of establishment
Self recovery capacity