Oregon Grown Grass Seed

Oregon Grown Grass Seed Characteristics

Note: Numbers are in metric

Species Seeds per kg. Growth habit Establishment
rate		 Leaf growth
rate		 Competes with
weeds and
other grasses
Annual Ryegrass
Pasture type   380,000   Bunch type   Very fast   Very fast   High
Turf use   380,000   Bunch type   Very fast   Very fast   High
Perennial Ryegrass
Pasture type   450,000   Bunch Type   Very fast   Very fast   High
Turf type   617,000   Bunch type   Very fast   Very fast   High
Tall Fescue
Pasture type   496,000   Bunch type   Medium   Medium   Low to medium
  
Turf type   496,000   Bunch type   Medium   Medium   Low to medium
Orchardgrass   946,000   Bunch type   Medium   Medium   Low to medium
Fine Fescue
Chewings type   850,000   Bunch type   Medium   Slow to medium Medium
     
Creeping type   705,000   Spread by tillers Medium   Slow to medium Low to medium
Kentucky Bluegrass   2,866,000   Spread by rhizomes Slow   Slow to medium Medium
Bentgrass
Creeping   15,342,000   Spread by stolons Medium   Medium to fast High
       
Colonial   13,228,000   Spread by rhizomes  Medium   Medium to fast  Medium to high

 
Species   Thatch
formation		 Shade
tolerance		 Drought
tolerance		 Cold
tolerance		 Traffic and
wear tolerance  		Seeding rate
Annual Ryegrass
Pasture type   N/A   Fair to good   Good   Good   Very good   30-40 kg/ha
Turf use   Low   Fair to good   Good   Good   Very good   500-675 kg/ha
Perennial Ryegrass
Pasture type   N/A   Good   Very good   Good   Excellent   30-40 kg/ha
Turf type   Low   Good   Very good   Good   Excellent   280-450 kg/ha
Tall Fescue
Pasture type   N/A   Very good   Very good   Very good   Very good   30-40 kg/ha
     
Turf type   Low to medium Very good   Very good   Very good   Very good   280-450 kg/ha
Orchardgrass   N/A   Good   Medium   Good   Good   10-20 kg/ha
Fine Fescue
Chewings type   High   Very good   Good   Very good   Fair   225-340 kg/ha
     
Creeping type   Medium   Very good   Good   Very good   Poor   225-340 kg/ha
Kentucky Bluegrass   Medium to high Fair to good   Good   Very good   Good   65-10 kg/ha
Bentgrass
Creeping   High   Fair   Poor to fair   Excellent   Good   35-60 kg/ha
     
Colonial   Medium   Fair   Fair   Very good   Good   90-150 kg/ha

 

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