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More TifEagle Information
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Improved Speed, Consistency And Overall Playability
Aggressive management practices can compromise the health, quality and playability of traditional bermudagrass varieties. Tifdwarf, Tifgreen, and even some of the new superdwarf varieties become stressed when subjected to reduced mowing height, frequent verticutting, increased topdressing and minimal irrigation. TifEagle, on the other hand, was created to withstand just this kind of abuse. In test after test, TifEagle's quality rated superior to Tifdwarf and other warm-season grasses. Putting speed tests are routinely in the 9 to 10 foot range and often exceed 10.5 to 11 feet during intense management for tournament play. Improve the speed, consistency and playability of your greens. Insist on TifEagle.
Superior Color Retention Under Cool Conditions
Once temperatures dip into the mid-to-low 40's, Tifdwarf experiences chlorophyll loss and goes off-color quite rapidly. So do some of the superdwarfs. Not TifEagle. It holds up to cool weather conditions extremely well. TifEagle will go off-color when temperatures get down in the low 30's, but it has a much faster, more robust recovery than other grasses. Obviously, good color retention is aesthetically pleasing, but it's also an indication that your grass is still generating good leaf production. This is quite important for superintendents who choose not to overseed. It's equally important for late season play during fall transition.
Smooth Transitions During Overseeding And Spring Greenup
Turf quality test have also demonstrated that TifEagle responds better to overseeding than Tifdwarf and other popular bermudagrasses. When you combine TifEagle's rhizominous growth with an appropriate schedule of topdressing and light verticutting, TifEagle provides an excellent seedbed for poa trivalis/bentgrass blends. Its tolerance for low mowing coupled with its ability to grow at cool temperatures makes TifEagle the right grass for managing difficult spring transitions. TifEagle also holds up well under drought conditions and has demonstrated an ability for rapid re-growth after mechanical injury, as well as strong resistance to disease and an inexplicable defense against mole crickets. Mole crickets just don't like TifEagle as well as some other bermudagrasses. You don't have to worry about seed heads, either. TifEagle doesn't produce any.
Much Less Thatch Buildup Than The Other Superdwarfs
Thatch buildup is highly detrimental to greens. It produces grainy putting surfaces, inconsistent ball roll and can result in a sub-surface micro-climate which is conducive to disease and organic layering. Thatch also makes it more difficult to establish and maintain uniform stands of overseeded grass. TifEagle not only produces less thatch than the other superdwarfs, it's very forgiving when subjected to aggressive management. In fact, TifEagle can tolerate 2 to 3 mowings per day at heights as low as 1/8-inch with no loss of stand density.
Quality-Conscious Licensed Growers Association
As a patented variety, TifEagle can only be sold as certified sod or sprigs, and only by licensed members of the TifEagle Growers Association. This premier group of quality-conscious sod producers has agreed to the stringent production practices set up by the Georgia Seed Development Commission. You can be assured of TifEagle's genetic purity. As a certified bermudagrass, it's grown, inspected and sold under a rigorous set of rules and guidelines designed to insure on-going purity and uniformity. The propagation of TifEagle for any purpose by anyone other than a licensed grower is prohibited and illegal. Look for the TifEagle certification tag. It's your guarantee that the TifEagle you buy today will be the same TifEagle you buy 10 years down the road.
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