Fielder Kentucky Bluegrass
Fielder Kentucky Bluegrass
Fielder Kentucky Bluegrass has excellent wear tolerance and high turf quality is an ideal choice for all bluegrass blends. The rapid establishment of Fielder makes it an important component whether you have a new turf stand or are doing repairs. Fielder should be included whether you are planting or repairing a sports field, a home lawn, a golf course fairway or rough.
Fielder was developed from the cross Shamrock x America and has the advantages of both of these landmark cultivars. Deep, extensive rhizomes for great shear strength and recovery, with persistence under different types of management are hallmarks of Fielder. Fielder has excellent winter color and greens up early in the spring for a longer growing season. It also tolerates a low light intensity. The early rhizome formation of Fielder enables sod growers to harvest sooner. Fielder has excellent resistance to major turf diseases including Dollar Spot, Stem Rust and Pink Snow Mold. It also has high resistance to Summer Patch and Leaf Spot.
It has excellent drought tolerance with rapid recovery. A medium dark green color and high density all year round. Fielder is ideal for inclusion in blends with other Kentucky bluegrasses and mixtures with perennial ryegrass, tall fescue and fine fescues.