Agrostis stolonifera
Futura Pro
Futura Pro Creeping Bentgrass Blend is engineered for superior performance on golf course greens, designed to excel under a variety of environmental and maintenance conditions. Combining two high-quality bentgrass varieties, MacKenzie and Tyee, this blend offers an enhanced genetic base, ensuring a turf that thrives even in challenging climates. This blend is tailored to deliver outstanding turf quality, uniformity, and consistency, ideal for golf courses seeking optimal greens with minimal maintenance.
Futura Pro boasts exceptional disease resistance, offering enhanced protection against common turf diseases like Brown Patch, Pink Snow Mold, Dollar Spot, Leaf Spot, and Pythium. The blend’s genetic diversity results in a dense, uniform putting surface with a fine leaf texture and a smooth playing surface. MacKenzie, known for its deep roots and summer stress tolerance, pairs well with Tyee to provide excellent cool-temperature growth and rapid repair rates. This blend is especially well-suited for golf courses requiring a durable, low-maintenance, and aesthetically pleasing green that can withstand environmental pressures and disease outbreaks.
Key features
- Blend with superior turf quality
- Provides attractive, dense, uniform playing surface
- Exceptional disease resistance
- Excellent summer stress tolerance
- Rapid establishment and recovery
Segment
Turfgrass
Category
Bentgrass
Species
Bentgrass, Creeping
Sci. Name
Agrostis stolonifera
Approx. Seeds/Kg.
13200000
Approx. Seeds/Lb.
6000000
Seeding Depth (cm)
0.3175-0.635
Seeding Depth (Inches)
1/8-1/4
Seeding Rate - Alone/New (Kg./Hectare)
50-75
Seeding Rate - Alone/New (Lbs./Acre)
45-65
Seeding Rate - Golf Green Interseed (Lbs./1000 sq. ft.)
2-3
Seeding Rate - Golf Green Overseed (Lbs./1000 sq. ft.)
2-3
Seeding Rate - Interseed (Kg./100 sq. meters)
1-1.5
Seeding Rate - Interseed (Lbs./1000 sq. ft.)
2-3
Seeding Rate - New (Kg./100 sq. meters)
0.5-0.7
Seeding Rate - New (Lbs./1000 sq. ft.)
1-1.5
Seeding Rate - Overseed (Kg./100 sq. meters)
1-1.5
Seeding Rate - Overseed (Lbs./1000 sq. ft.)
2-3
Endophyte + (Yes, No)
No
Establishment (Days)
7-14
First Mowing (Days)
21
Germination (Days)
3-5
Nitrogen Requirement (Low, Med, High)
Low