SUNRYE perennial ryegrass blend incorporates the latest technologies and advancements in perennial ryegrass breeding and research from Pure-Seed Testing, Inc. Pure Seed has produced these top-performing perennial ryegrass varieties and blended them together to offer the ultimate choice for turfgrass professionals.
SUNRYE GT
A specialized glyphosate tolerant perennial ryegrass brand.
SUNRYE
A blend of top performing perennial ryegrass varieties developed by Pure-Seed Testing. Every component is screened, tested and proven.
SUNRYE TWCA
The most elite ryegrass blend on the market with improved overall disease resistance-specifically gray leaf spot, drought tolerance (TWCA), traffic tolerance and rapid establishment.
SUNGOLD is the newest technology in tall fescue developed by Pure-Seed Testing (Rolesville, NC & Canby, OR). Sungold’s self-repairing system contains the best and most resilient tall fescue cultivars ever developed by PST.
• Disease Resistance
• Excellent Drought Tolerance
• Brown Patch Resistance
• Turf Density
• Extensive Root System
SUNGOLD RST
With Rapid Spreading Technology.
SUNGOLD
A blend of top performing tall fescue varieties developed by Pure-Seed Testing. Every component is screened, tested and proven.
SUNGOLD TWCA
The most elite tall fescue blend on the market with improved heat and drought tolerance (TWCA Qualified), brown patch, rust and leaf spot resistance, and overall turfgrass performance.
Sports Turf Managers demand the absolute best of their athletic fields. PURESPORT has been designed to answer their needs— quick establishment, incredible traffic tolerance, fast recovery, and superb turf quality are just a few attributes that make this brand ideal for professional use.
PURESPORT
Through years of dedicated research, Pure Seed has been a leader in developing elite turfgrass varieties. PURESPORT is a specialized athletic field mixture engineered with performance data engineered into each and every variety.
PURESPORT RST
With Rapid Spreading Technology
• Sod Quality
• Quick Establishment
• Aggressive Growth Habit
• Overall Disease Resistance
• Deep Dark Green Color
PUREBLUE Kentucky bluegrass is second to none for beauty and superb performance. Each variety is hand selected with unique traits such as rapid germination and establishment, excellent traffic tolerance, shade performance, and salt tolerance.
PUREBLUE
A blend of top performing tall fescue varieties developed by Pure-Seed Testing. Every component is screened, tested and proven.
PUREBLUE TWCA
The most elite Kentucky bluegrass blend on the market with improved spring green-up and winter color, traffic and recovery, drought tolerance (TWCA), rapid establishment, and overall disease resistance.
PURELINKS offers the quality characteristics desirable for fine fescue. Whether is's chewings, creeper, hard, or sheeps PURLINKS can be completely customized to meet your needs.
PURELINKS GT
A specialized glyphosate tolerant fine fescue brand.
PURELINKS
A blend of top performing fine fescue varieties developed by Pure-Seed Testing. Every component is screened, tested and proven.
PURELINKS TWCA
The most elite fine fescue blend on the market with improved cold and heat tolerance, shade and salt tolerance, low maintenance and vertical growth.
PureWay is a blend of the latest innovations in creeping bentgrass for tees and fairways. This blend delivers unmatched toughness with shade tolerance, salt tolerance and disease resistance. The ability to establish quickly and germinate in cold conditions makes it ideal for interseeding.
PureGreen is a proprietary brand of top performing creeping
bentgrass varieties specifically selected for green use. With enhanced genetics and unique performance characteristics, this blend delivers on the highest level. PureGreen offers cutting edge developments in rapid establishment, aggressive root
development, cold germination, and disease resistance.
• Rapid Establishment
• Disease Resistance
• Aggressive Root Structure
• Cold Germination
• Turf Quality
• High Density
• Optimal Playing Surface
Introducing A+, a revolutionary new blend of bentgrass developed by Pure-Seed Testing headquartered in Canby, Oregon. The new A+ blend is the successor product to the legendary A1/A4 bentgrass blend which has been marketed around the world for the past three decades and is now being phased out.
A+ will provide even greater adaptability to harsh weather conditions and disease pressure that typical bentgrasses cannot handle. A+ is extremely quick to germinate even in cold climates, while its aggressive tillering provides faster establishment and grow in. Its deep fibrous root system and tight density deliver superior overall playability. The improved heat tolerance provides excellent summer performance, combined with salt tolerance to make it an ideal option for year-round performance in difficult environments.
VARIETIES
PERENNIAL RYEGRASS (Lolium perenne)
Brightstar SLT | Vantage
Bred and selected based on it’s outstanding performance and resistance to high levels of salinity. It endured salt baths in the greenhouse at levels reaching 17,000 ppm. Brightstar SLT has displayed good traffic tolerance, a beautiful dark green color, and excellent density at all mowing heights. It’s ability to hold good color and tolerance of poorer soil and/or irrigation sources make for a great choice.
Available in Europe.
• Traffic Tolerance
• Disease Resistance
• Heat Tolerance
• Low Maintenance
• Excellent Color
Carly | Carlevé
Developed by Pure-Seed Testing for excellent green color, early maturity, good crown rust resistance, high seed yield potential, drought tolerance, and salt tolerance. With its early maturity, Carly will offer an easier transition for bermudagrass coming out of winter dormancy. This trait also makes it an excellent component in overseeding blends.
Available in Europe.
• Excellent Color
• Salt Tolerance
• Disease Resistance
• Easy Transition
• Excellent overseeding
Gray Eagle SLT
Is a new Perennial Ryegrass introduction from Pure Seed that offers a wide range of desirable attributes. It has extreme salt tolerance (SLT), making it a good choice for areas with high levels of salinity. It is also drought tolerant, traffic tolerant, and has excellent resistance to gray leaf spot and winter color.
Available in Europe *Pending
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Extreme Salt Tolerance (SLT)
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Drought Tolerance
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Traffic Tolerance
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Excellent Gray Leaf Spot Resistance
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Excellent Winter Color
Gray Fox
Selected for it’s dark green color, superior turf performance and excellent resistance to gray leaf spot. Gray Fox also has built in salt tolerance and excellent wear tolerance. Gray Fox also performs adequately in shade and contains high endophyte content for resistance to surface-feeding insects and improved summer performance.
Available in Europe.
Recognized on the Maryland Virginia List
• Traffic Tolerance
• Excellent Color
• Disease Resistance
• Heat Tolerance
Phasing out
Gray Hawk
It was selected for excellent drought tolerance, density, and superior resistance to gray leaf spot and crown rust. Gray Hawk has outstanding traffic tolerance and turf performance built in. Gray Hawk is an elite perennial ryegrass that is qualified by the TWCA for its remarkable drought enduring capabilities.
TWCA Qualified.
Available in Europe.
• Gray Leaf Spot
• Stem & Crown Rust
• Drought Tolerance
• Color & Density
• Establishment & Recovery
• Traffic Tolerance
Gray Wolf
Is rated at the top of NTEP trials across multiple locations for overall turfgrass quality. Gray Wolf is resistant to Gray Leaf Spot and Crown Rust. Gray Wolf has performed very well in sun and shade while keeping its lush dark green color.
Available in Europe. *Pending
• Rust Resistance
• Salt Resistance
• Shade Tolerant
• Color & Density
• Gray Leaf Spot Resistance
GT24
Is a dark green perennial ryegrass that was selected for glyphosate tolerance. It has great stem rust resistance with moderate resistance to crown rust. GT24 has shown good turf quality across multiple trials throughout the US. A rate of 8oz/ acre of glyphosate may be applied under 90 days after planting to reduce or eliminate Poa annua.
• Stem Rust
• Dark Green Color
• Overseeding
• Low Growth Habit
• Turf Quality
New Sealand
A new perennial ryegrass variety that will be produced in New Zealand with good gray leaf spot and crown rust resistance. This variety has performed very well in overseeding trials.
Available in Europe.
• Crown Rust
• Gray Leaf Spot
• Stem Rust
PST-2M20
Is a dark green perennial ryegrass with good turf quality and quick establishment. It has good resistance to stem rust, and can tolerate low rates of glyphosate for an added weed control tool. PST-2M20 can be very useful in the overseeding market and permanent turf where there are problems with Poa annua. A rate of 8oz/ acre of glyphosate may be applied 90 days after planting to reduce or eliminate Poa annua.
Available in Europe.
• Excellent Color
• Stem Rust
• Overseeding
• Disease Resistance
• Rapid Establishment
Silver Dollar
Is a fine textured, very dark green variety. It is resistant to gray leaf spot, and dollar spot. Silver Dollar establishes quickly and develops a very dense turf at various mowing heights. It’s wide adaption and overall good performance combined with dark green color equate to a product that is used around the world.
Available in Europe.
• Traffic Tolerance
• Heat Tolerance
• Salt Tolerance
• Low Maintenance
• Color & Density
Silver Sport
Our most elite sports turf variety due to its unique spreading ability, great traffic tolerance, and high density. Silver Sport has an appealing dark green color and can withstand the shade.
Available in Europe.
Recognized on the Maryland-Virginia List.
• Traffic Tolerance
• Spreading PRG
• Shade Tolerant
• Color & Density
• Establishment & Recovery
Silver Sun
Is a top performing perennial ryegrass developed by Pure-Seed Testing, Inc. and was selected for it’s dark green color, superior turf performance and great resistance to gray leaf spot.
Available in Europe.
• Heat Tolerance
• Drought Tolerance
• Gray Leaf Spot Resistance
• Color & Density
• Establishment & Recovery
Sun Hawk
Is a new variety out of Pure-Seed Testing’s breeding program and available from Pure Seed. It is TWCA-qualified, making it known for its superior drought tolerance. Sun Hawk also provides excellent wear tolerance and resistance to gray leaf spot and red thread.
TWCA Qualified.
Available in Europe. *Pending
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Drought Tolerance
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Wear Tolerance
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Gray Leaf Spot Resistance
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Red Thread Resistance
Ultra Sport
Developed by Pure-Seed Testing Inc., is a drought-tolerant variety known for its deep green, low-growing, dense turf. This resilient grass can endure heavy foot traffic in high-use locations. Additionally, Ultra Sport shows resistance to gray leaf spot and stem rust, making it a valuable choice for anyone looking for a quality perennial ryegrass variety.
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Drought Tolerance
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Disease Resistance
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Color & Density
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Traffic Tolerance
TALL FESCUE (Festuca arundinacea)
Cumberland
Proven to have excellent summer turf performance. It maintains its color and density during hot, humid summers. Its drought tolerance makes Cumberland especially well-suited for residential or commercial lawns and low-maintenance turf areas. Cumberland performs well in sun or shade.
• Low Maintenance
• Traffic Tolerance
• Salt Tolerance
• Disease Resistance
Sun Fire
Was selected for salt tolerance and has good stem rust resis-tance. It has low growth habit/short plant height and good turf quality. Sun Fire is qualified by the Turfgrass Water Conservation Alliance for significantly using less water (up to 40% less).
TWCA Qualified.
• Heat Tolerance
• Salt Tolerance
• Drought Tolerance
• Disease Resistance
GLX Aced
It was selected for its exceptional tolerance to gray leaf spot and turf quality. GLX Aced also excels in heat and drought tolerance, wear tolerance and overall disease resistance. GLX Aced has fine leaf texture, good density and dark color.
Available in Europe.
Recognized on the Maryland-Virginia List.
• Drought Tolerance
• Wear Tolerance
• Heat Tolerance
• Gray Leaf Spot
• Density and Color
GLX Star
Is a new Tall Fescue introduction from Pure Seed that offers a wide range of desirable attributes. It has extreme gray leaf spot resistance (GLX), making it a good choice for areas where gray leaf spot is a problem. It is also drought tolerant, has excellent turf quality, disease resistance, and an excellent seed yield.
Available in Europe. *Pending
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Extreme Gray Leaf Spot Resistance (GLX)
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Drought Tolerance
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Excellent Turf Quality
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Disease Resistance
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Excellent Seed Yield
Lifeguard
Is a new and improved tall fescue. It stands out in brown patch resistance, shade tolerance, gray leaf spot resistance, and excellent heat and drought tolerance (TWCA Qualified).
TWCA Qualified.
Available in Europe.
Recognized on the Maryland-Virginia List.
• Drought Tolerance
• Brown Patch
• Heat Tolerance
• Gray Leaf Spot
• Shade Tolerance
Rain Dance
It is a dark green cultivar that was selected for drought tolerance. Rain Dance has shown excellent salt tolerance and summer turf performance. Rain Dance is tolerant to brown patch, gray leaf spot, net blotch, stem rust, and crown rust. Rain Dance performs well in sun or shade.
TWCA Qualified.
Available in Europe.
• Drought Tolerance
• Disease Resistance
• Heat Tolerance
• Summer Performance
• Traffic Tolerance
Saltillo | Salsol
Was selected for superior salt tolerance and brown patch resistance. Saltillo has very good heat and drought tolerance, gray leaf spot, net blotch, stem rust, and crown rust. Saltillo performs well in sun or shade.
TWCA Qualified.
Available in Europe.
Recognized on the Maryland-Virginia List.
• Drought Tolerance
• Salt Tolerance
• Traffic Tolerance
• Disease Resistance
RELENTLESS
Relentless Tall Fescue is a TWCA qualified turfgrass variety that is known for its excellent brown patch resistance, billbug resistance, and stem rust resistance. It is a drought-tolerant and heat-tolerant grass that is well-suited for a variety of climates. Relentless Tall Fescue is also a low-maintenance grass that requires less fertilizer and water than other types of turfgrass.
• Disease Resistance
• Drought Tolerant
• Heat Tolerance
• Low Maintenance
KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS (Poa pratensis)
Desert Dream
Desert Dream stands out as one of Pure-Seed Testing’s top tier Kentucky Bluegrass varieties. The variety consistently demonstrates exceptional drought tolerance and summer performance in numerous trials, showcasing just one of its many turf characteristics. Desert Dream’s other turf traits include shade tolerance, dollar spot, powdery mildew and rust resistance.
TWCA Qualified.
• Drought Tolerance
• Disease Resistance
• Turf Quality/Performance
• Shade Tolerant
Endurance | Midnight Sun
The latest Midnight type Kentucky bluegrass released from Pure-Seed Testing with a strong heritage dating back to the original Midnight series. Endurance will prove to be a successful elite bluegrass variety for Pure Seed’s lineup. The variety is exceptional for sod production, and rated high for heat and traffic performance.
Available in Europe.
Recognized on the Maryland-Virginia List.
• Brown Patch
• Heat Tolerance
• Low Inputs
• Traffic Tolerance
Full Moon
Is a hybrid that traces to Unique, Limousine and Midnight. It has a rich dark green color, with a medium-fine leaf texture. Full Moon has good winter color and good summer performance with its heat and drought tolerance. It is also rust resistant. Fullmoon is a good blending component.
TWCA Qualified.
Available in Europe
• Disease Resistance
• Winter Color
• Spring Green Up
• Snow Mold
Harvest Moon
Is a new Kentucky Bluegrass variety from Pure Seed that offers a wide range of desirable attributes. It has excellent turf quality, meaning it is dense, dark green, and resistant to wear and tear. It also has great shade tolerance, making it a good choice for areas with limited sunlight. Harvest Moon establishes quickly and has an excellent seed yield, making it a cost-effective choice for turfgrass applications.
Available in Europe
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Excellent Turf Quality
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Great Shade Tolerance
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Fast establishment
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Excellent Seed Yield
Jump Start
Is a quick establishing elite Kentucky bluegrass. It is a Unique/America hybrid with a medium-dark green color, medium fine texture and good density. It has good heat tolerance, moderate drought tolerance, stays green longer than most other bluegrasses, and has quick recovery after drought and summer stress. Jump Start is an excellent choice for sports fields and sod farms.
Available in Europe.
• Traffic Tolerance
• Rapid Establishment
• Heat Tolerance
• Salt Tolerance
• Spring Green-Up
Moonlight SLT
Is a dark green, elite, low-growing Kentucky bluegrass that is a “Midnight” hybrid. Moonlight SLT was selected for improved salt tolerance and has performed well at levels of 10,000 ppm in greenhouse trials. Moonlight SLT has good resistance to stem rust, stripe rust, and leaf spot. Moonlight SLT is an excellent choice for golf course tees, fairways, and roughs.
Available in Europe.
• Disease Resistance
• Shade Resistance
• Salt Tolerance
• Low Inputs
• Color
Right | After Midnight
Selected for its genetic dark color, low growth habit, and improved shade tolerance. Right also displays tolerance to salt and heat pressure. Right is resistant to leaf spot, stem rust, powdery mildew, leaf rust, and crown rust. Right is an excellent bluegrass for sod production. It is also ideal for low maintenance as it maintains great color with little disease pressure from reduced fertilizer and watering.
Available in Europe.
• Disease Resistance
• Traffic Tolerance
• Low Mow Frequency
• Winter Color
• Low Maintenance
Tirem | 07S-95
Was selected for its exceptional performance in drought tolerance and winter color. Additionally this variety displays tolerance to salt and heat pressure. Tirem has good overall diseases resistance. Specifically to rust, summer patch and red thread. Qualified by the Turfgrass Water Conservation Alliance for statistically significant water saving potential, this variety is a must have in your product portfolio.
TWCA Qualified.
Available in Europe.
Recognized on the Maryland-Virginia List.
• Winter Color
• Brown Patch
• Dollar Spot
• Stem & Stripe Rust
• Summer Patch
• TWCA Qualified
FINE FESCUE
Bighorn GT | hard fescue
Festuca ovina
Bighorn GT is an American sheeps fescue developed for a wide range of adaptability in the turf grass industry. It has been a top performer in glyphosate trials when sprayed at a rate of 20 oz./acre (1.46 liter/ha). Bighorn GT displays a pleasing blue-green color combined with good turf density and fine texture. These traits also contribute to an excellent range of mowing heights from closely mowed fairways to un-cut golf course roughs with full maturity height at 14”-18”. It has excellent drought tolerance.
TWCA Qualified.
Available in Europe.
• Drought Tolerance
• Cold Tolerance
• Density/Turf Quality
• Vertical Growth
• TWCA Qualified
Enchantment | Magic Wand GT | chewing's fescue
Festuca rubra fallax
Is a medium green variety with good overall tolerance to drought conditions. It also displays good tolerance to medium levels (16 oz./acre) of glyphosate applications. Enchantment was a top performer for resistance to melting out in turf quality ratings, for entries in a fine fescue turf trial located near Hubbard, OR. Enchantment has reduced vertical growth compared to other fine fescues during the grow-in period for reduced maintenance costs.
TWCA Qualified.
Available in Europe.
• Summer Patch
• Drought Tolerance
• Turf Density
• Mowing Frequency
Hixson
Festuca rubra fallax
Hixson chewings fescue is Pure-Seed Testing’s newest premier fine fescue variety with excellent overall turf quality. It is rust and leaf spot resistant, giving it a leg up when it comes to other fine fescue varieties. Hixson displays good spring green-up and spring density, providing a refreshing contrast to the bare branches of winter, inviting both people and wildlife to enjoy the rejuvenated environment.
• Leaf Spot Resistant
• Rust Resistant
• Spring Green-up
• Spring Density
Seabreeze GT | slender creeping red
Festuca rubra trichophilia
Displays a bright green color with a spreading, low growth habit. It has a high salt tolerance with high seed germination rates at 7,000 ppm NaCl, and whole plant survival at 10,000 ppm NaCl. It displays good resistance to lower rates of glyphosate 4-6 oz./acre (.29-.43 liter/ha), on well-established turf at least 90 days after emergence. Seabreeze GT has very good seedling vigor and growth characteristics in shady areas, and is adapted to soil pH ranges between 4.5-8.0.
TWCA Qualified.
Available in Europe.
• Drought Tolerance
• Salt Tolerance
• Summer Performance
• Vertical Growth
Shademaster III | creeping red fescue
Festuca rubra
Is a medium-dark green strong creeping red fescue selected for early maturity, low growth habit, and high seed yield for production. Shademaster III was also screened for it’s improved disease resistance to leaf spot, stem rust, red thread, and brown patch. Shademaster III has shown good growth qualities in shaded areas.
TWCA Qualified.
Available in Europe.
• Drought Tolerance
• Salt Tolerance
• Summer Performance
• Vertical Growth
Soilguard | hard fescue
festuca ovina
Soilguard is a hard fescue developed for a multitude of applications within the turf grass industry. It has good drought tolerance, medium vertical growth rate, and good resistance to summer patch. It also has tolerance to 8-16 oz./acre (.58-1.16 liter/hectare) rates of glyphosate. Soilguard is an excellent choice for stabilizing steep slopes and adding stability to highly erodible ground.
• Glyphosate Tolerance
• Shade Tolerance
• Vertical Growth
• Drought Tolerance
• Disease Resistance
Xeric | creeping red fescue
Festuca rubra
Is a Turfgrass Water Conservation Alliance Qualified variety for it displaying exceptional drought tolerance while maintaining good summer turf density. Xeric was also screened for its heat tolerance and ability to perform at many different mowing heights.
TWCA Qualified.
Available in Europe.
• Glyphosate Tolerance
• Summer Patch
• Turf Density
• Mowing Frequency
BENTGRASS (Agrostis stolonifera)
Pure Eclipse | Pure Eclipse
Features a striking dark green color and fine leaf texture that produces a beautiful playing surface. A product of a rich heritage that includes the groundbreaking Penn A’s & G’s. With a dense, upright and aggressive growth habit, it also features an exceptional ability to compete against Poa-annua.
Available in Europe.
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Disease Resistance
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Spring Green Up
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High Density
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Heat Tolerance
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Fine Leaf Texture
PC2.0 | PC2
Exhibits a stunning medium green color with a very fine leaf texture. Suitable for greens, tees, fairways, and divot repair.
PC2 is a bentgrass variety that pays homage to the past with a look into the future. Displaying a dense, upright and aggressive growth habit, it also features an exceptional ability to compete against Poa annua.
Available in Europe
• Drought Tolerance
• Dense Texture
• Winter Color
• Heat, Cold & Wear Tolerance
Crystal BlueLinks | Crystal Blue
Distinguishes itself from other bents with its remarkable turf quality and unique blue-green color. It’s an ideal bentgrass for greens, fairways, and tees. Crystal BlueLinks also resists brown patch and dollar spot. It tolerates hot and cold temperatures and grows extraordinarily well in shady and low light areas.
Available in Europe
• Turf Quality
• Disease Resistance
• Unique Blue-Green Color
• Heat & Cold Tolerance
Penn A1
Penn A-1 is a very fine bentgrass. The ball rolls smooth and true when it’s Penn A-1 on the greens. It has the ideal traits for putting greens, and it’s an outstanding bent for fairways and tees.
While Penn A-1 is being phased out of production, it will remain available through the A+ blend.
Available in Europe.
• Good Winter Color
• Quick Spring Green-up
• Heat & Cold Tolerance
Penncross
Set the standard for bentgrass putting green excellence when it was first introduced in 1955. It has an aggressive growth habit, Penncross recovers quickly from damage and divots, making it a great choice for tees.
• Quick Recovery
• Traffic Tolerance
• Heat & Cold Tolerance
• Aggressive Growth Habit
Pennlinks II
Building on the strengths of the original, PennLinks II is an excellent choice for greens, tees and fairways. Its distinguished, medium dark green coloration and semi- fine leaf texture create a beautiful surface with excellent playability.
Available in Europe.
• Spring Green Up
• Heat Tolerance
• Drought Tolerance
• Semi-Aggressive Growth Habit
Pure Select
Has an erect, super-dense growth habit for excellent turf quality and outstanding putting conditions. Pure Select greens up quickly in the spring and maintains excellent density throughout spring, summer, and fall. Pure Select tops the charts for wear tolerance.
Available in Europe.
• Disease Resistance
• Great Density
• Heat & Cold Tolerance
• Quick Establishment
Seaside II
Tolerates high pH conditions making it an excellent choice for greens, tees, and fairways on golf courses near seashore coastlines, and on courses with high pH soils, and/or where effluent water is used for irrigation.
Available in Europe
• Drought Tolerance
• Low Inputs
• Turf Quality
• Disease Resistance