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Festuca arundinacea

Greendale

Greendale

Greendale is well suited for grazing and hay mixtures. Good seedling vigor will allow quick establishment in mixtures with ryegrasses and/or festuloliums. It is well adapted from the transition zone up to the northern regions. Greendale’s high palatability allows for monoculture grazing, well matched for high performing livestock. In Penn State trials, Greendale topped the competition by a wide margin every year, yielding 1 ton DM/acre more than the second placed variety in the trial, 2 ton DM/acre higher than the trial average

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Key features

  • High yield
  • Late Maturity
  • Soft and fine leaved, highly palatable
  • Excellent disease resistance
  • Good persistency
  • Northern adaptation

Ratings

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

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General Characteristics
Livestock Alpaca/Llama , Cattle , Goats , Horses , Sheep
Usage Hay , Silage , Pasture , Erosion Control
Botanical Name Tall
Ploidy Hexaploid
Segment Forage
Species Tall Fescue
Sci. Name Festuca arundinacea
Plant Characteristics
Time to Flowering Medium
Lemma Pubescence Absent
Lemma Width Narrow
Lemma Length Short
Lemma Texture Smooth
Palea Length Absent
Palea Pubescence Absent
Panicle Attitude Semi-Erect
Panicle Color Green
Panicle Length Medium
Panicle Shape Narrow Tapering
Anther Color Yellowish Green
Panicle Type Intermediate
Branch Pubescence Glabrous
Pelea Width Absent
Flag Leaf Length Medium
Auricles Absent
Flag Leaf Width Narrow to Medium
Leaf Blade Folding Open
Leaf Blade Margins Smooth
Leaf Color Medium Green
Leaf Length Medium
Leaf Width Narrow
Leaf Sheath Colour White
Basal Hairs Absent
Waxy Bloom on Leaf Absent
Emergence (Days) 14
Rhizomes - Creeping Habit Weakly Creeping
Growth Habit, Fall Semi-Erect
Plant Height Medium Tall
Maturity Medium Late
Winter Hardiness Moderately Resistant
Winter Hardiness 8
Seed Characteristics
Seed Length 7mm
Seed Size Medium
Forage Quality Characteristics
Seeding Information
Approx. Seeds/Lb. 227,000
Approx. Seeds/Kg. 499400
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
Pest and Disease Resistance
Net Blotch Not Tested
Leaf Rust Not Tested
Pink Snow Mold Not Tested
Powdery Mildew Not Tested
Stripe Rust Not Tested
Crown Rust Not Tested
Stem Rust Not Tested
Leaf Spot Not Tested