Festuca arundinacea

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
Key features
- High yield
- Late Maturity
- Soft and fine leaved, highly palatable
- Excellent disease resistance
- Good persistency
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
Crown Rust
Not Tested
Emergence (Days)
14
Flag Leaf Length
Medium
Flag Leaf Width
Narrow to Medium
Growth Habit, Fall
Semi-Erect
Leaf Blade Folding
Open
Leaf Blade Margins
Smooth
Leaf Color
Medium Green
Leaf Length
Medium
Leaf Rust
Not Tested
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
Semi-Erect
Panicle Color
Green
Panicle Length
Medium
Panicle Shape
Narrow Tapering
Panicle Type
Intermediate
Pelea Width
Absent
Pink Snow Mold
Not Tested
Plant Height
Medium Tall
Ploidy
Hexaploid
Powdery Mildew
Not Tested
Rhizomes - Creeping Habit
Weakly Creeping
Seed Length
7mm
Seed Size
Medium
Stem Rust
Not Tested
Stripe Rust
Not Tested
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
8