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Meyer |
Emerald |
Zeon |
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Description |
Its color is medium dark green, and it has a slightly less shade tolerance than Emerald. It has the fastest green up, and is the most cold tolerant Zoysia. It forms a dense low-medium maintenance lawn. | It is dark green, has very fine leaf texture, good shade tolerance, high rhizome density, and low growth habit. It has higher maintenance due to thatch build up with poor cold tolerance which makes it susceptible to winter injury in and north of Atlanta. | A fine textured grass similar to Emerald, however it has exhibited a superior quality due to its lack of thatch build up and its ability to be mowed with a rotary mower. |
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Characteristics |
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| Texture | Medium | Fine | Fine |
| Cold Hardiness | Excellent | Medium | Medium |
| Wear Tolerance | Good | Good | Good |
| Shade Tolerance | Good | Good | Good |
| Drought Tolerance | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| Maintenance Required | Medium | Medium | Medium |
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