Beacon

Very low input with low maintenance

  • shade tollerant
  • high seedling vigor
  • earlier greenup
  • low fertility compatability
  • excellent persistence
  • endophyte enhanced
  • Atlantic climate
  • Nordic climate
  • Continental climate
  • Mediterranean climate
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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. 

Specifications
Species
Festuca ovina
Seeds per gram
2,000
Optimal pH range
4.5 - 7.5
Huminidy
very low
Salt tolerance
good
Maintenance required
very low
Rhizomes/Stolons/Tufted
tufted
Shade tolerance
very good
Water requirement
low/very low
Thatch build-up
low
Speed of establishment
Fineness of leaves
Self recovery capacity
Colour darkness
Green up after winter
Fusarium resistance
Resistance to dollar spot
Resistance to red thread
Less irrigation required
Less fertilizer required
Less frequent mowing possible
Cool temperature germination
Close mowing tolerance
Festuca ovina durius

Hard fescue is the most fine leaved specie. It has exceptional winterhardiness and drought and heat tolerance. It is one of the most resilient species that performs in cold and hot climates. It does well on dry soils in both sun and shade. Hard fescue is the ultimate low input specie.

Hard fescue is the most fine leaved specie. It has exceptional winterhardiness and drought and heat tolerance. It is one of the most resilient species that performs in cold and hot climates. It does well on dry soils in both sun and shade. Hard fescue is the ultimate low input...

Hard fescue is the most fine leaved specie. It has exceptional winterhardiness and drought and heat tolerance. It is one of the most resilient species that performs in cold and hot climates. It does well on dry soils in both sun and shade. Hard fescue is the ultimate low input specie.

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