National Turf Evaluation Program and the Southeast

Crabapple LandscapExperts provide the cutting edge of lawn care and turf information for our commercial and residential customers. Some of the research available is available through Executive Director Kevin Morris of the National Turfgrass Evaluation Program, that regularly publishes the results of the National Turf Evaluation Program NTEP.  The entire report (including data)on Tall Fescue is available, while data fromprevious trials is also available.  

UGA Turf Specialists run turfgrass trials at the Griffin, Georgia Experiment Station and contribute their data to the final evaluation from the Georgia perspective. Specific to the metro-Atlanta area that Crabapple covers, fescue varieties Rhambler and Monet were designated top performers for Georgia and earned top honors for the southeast.

Crabapple Landscape Experts consider many aspects of turf grass varieties evaluated in the NTEP Guide to Quality : 

Genetic Color 

Winter Color

Seasonal Color and Color Retention

Spring Greenup

Leaf Texture (leaf width from coarse to fine)  

Density of the turf (plants and tillers or sideshoots)

Living Ground Cover (spread during the growing season)

Seedling Vigor/Establishment  

Resistance to Disease or Insect Damage

Quality under shade   

Traffic Tolerance /Compaction  

 Drought Tolerance  

Thatch Accumulation

Sod Strength

Mowing Quality or “Steminess”  

Seedheads  

Resistance to Poa Annua Invasion

Frost Tolerance or Winter Kill

To discuss renovating the turf on properties you manage, contact your Crabapple LandscapExpert Rep at 770-740-9739.