"Turf for the 21st Century"

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Palisades, Zoysia japonica, is a vegetatively produced, medium textured, high density turf suitable for home lawns, golf fairways and roughs, sports fields, industrial parks, and highway medians.

Palisades is a medium to coarse textured turf noted for its shade tolerance and low water use requirements. It will tolerate mowing as close as 7/8" with good weed competition ideally as high as 2" to 2-1/2" for home lawns. Palisades close mowing would permit use on golf course fairways especially where water availability is of concern.

SHADE TOLERANCE: Palisades exhibits versatility of exceptional growth in both the sun and shade. This grass only requires 3-4 hours of sunlight to achieve its peak performance.

WATERING: Palisades is classified as having low irrigation needs, requiring one to two deep irrigations per month during dry periods. Higher irrigation frequency will provide excellent quality turf, but may also demand additional fertilization. Irrigation water should be supplied providing deep penetration with infrequent application to maximize plant performance and nutrient efficiency

MOWING: When properly maintained as a golf course fairways or sports fields, Palisades will require two weekly mowings with the reel mower at heights ranging from 1/2" to 7/8". When utilized for home lawns, the rotary mower will provide a quality turf with weekly mowings at heights of 1-1/2" to 2".

FERTILIZATION: Palisades can be established as sprigs, plugs or as solid sod and will require between 3 to 4 # N per 1000 square feet per year for a highly maintained turf, to a more modest 1 # to 3 # N for a high quality, low maintenance turf.

Based on the vigorous studies of all Zoysiagrasses, new and old, conducted by the National Turfgrass Evaluation Program (NTEP):

• Palisades ranked 2nd for drought tolerance among Zoysiagrasses.
• Exhibits an excellent tolerance for shade.
• Palisades consistently out ranked Emerald, Meyer and El Toro, the industry standards for utility turf

Palisades is certified & recognized by the Arkansas State Plant Board.

Merits of Palisades

AGRONOMIC

• Medium to Course Texture
• High Visual Quality & Uniform Density
• Growth from the Stolons and Rhizomes
• Establishment; Excellent Wear Tolerance & Recovery from Injury
• Tolerates Close Mowing of ½” (when properly maintained)
• Vertical Growth / Less Trimming / Low Thatching
• Good Fall Color Retention

ENVIRONMENTAL

•  Excellent Drought and Heat Tolerance Once Established; Thrives in Hot, Humid Conditions
• Shade Tolerance - Excellent, (Palisades Outstanding Quality)
• Cold Hardiness- (Zones 5-10)
• Moderate to High Resistant to most common Pest and Diseases
• Dormant in Most Zones Except Zones 9-10 in Winter Months

UTILITY OF PALISADES

•  Home Lawns
• Golf Course Fairways and/or Roughs
• Sports Fields
• Recreational Parks
• Industrial Parks & Airport Grounds
• Highway Right-of-Ways

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