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Palisades Zoysiagrass

Palisades Zoysiagrass

Palisades Zoyiagrass is an aggressive, dark green, medium-coarse textured lawn grass. In addition to being low maintenance, Palisades is best known for it s tolerance to low light conditions, low water use, excellent cold hardiness and its rapid recuperative ability. Palisades is suitable for use as a warm-season turfgrass for golf course fairways, roughs, shaded tee boxes throughout transition zones, home lawns sports field, industrial parks and highway medians.

Maintenance Quality

  • Medium-Course Leaf Texture
  • Dark Green Color
  • Low Water Requirements
  • Low Maintenance

Performance

  • Excellent Shade Tolerance
  • Excellent Cold Weather Hardiness
  • Excellent Heat Tolerance
  • Rapid Establishment
  • Rapid Regrowth
  • Good Fall Color Retention
  • Intermediate Salt Tolerance
  • Moderate Color Retention During Winter

Insect Tolerance

  • Moderately Resistant to Tawny Mole Crickets
  • Moderately Resistant to Tropical Sod Web Worms
  • Moderately Resistant to Zoysiagrass Mites
  • Susceptible to Fall Army Worm

Disease Tolerance

  • Moderately Resistant to Rhizoctonia