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GREENS QUALITY GRASSES

Bermuda

SUPREME - Top Ranked Ultra-Dwarf

This ultra-dwarf bermuda was bred at Mississippi State University for golf course greens. Supreme is top ranked in color, leaf texture, percent cover, establishment, stimpmeter (green speed) readings, and overall turf quality.   It has a beautiful dark green color, in addition to smooth and fine leaf texture.  Due to its extensive rhizome system and longer internodes, Supreme has better recuperative values than other ultra-dwarfs.

FOR GOLF COURSE GREENS

Features and Benefits

COLOR

• Dark green, darker than Tifgreen.

TEXTURE

• Fine and smooth, finer than TifEagle.

PERFORMANCE

• Extensive root and rhizome system.
• Longer internodes than other ultra-dwarfs
• Quick to establish.
• Rapid recovery from core aerification and vertical mowing resulting in faster turnaround for normal playability.
• Less thatch than other ultra-dwarfs.
• Great color at low mowing heights.
• Best overseeded with Poa trivialis instead of perennial ryegrass.

CLIMATE

• Thrives in warm to hot climates, USDA zones 7 to 11.

SHADE TOLERANCE

• Not shade tolerant.  Requires full sun all day.

MAINTENANCE

• High level of maintenance required.
• Fall overseeding may be desired in cold winter climates.

MOWING

• 1/8” to 3/16”
• Reel mower required.

NITROGEN

• 2.4 to 8.0 lbs. per 1000 square feet annually.

OPTIONS

• Regular sod: 16” x 72” long rolls with ½” of soil.  Weighs approximately 45 lbs.  Ideal for normal situations.
• Big Roll sod: 42” x 105’ long with ½” of soil.  Weighs approximately 2000 lbs.  Great for large areas.
• Thick-cut sod: has up to a 2” soil base that provides anchorage for the sod until the roots knit to the subsoil.  Ideal for renovating a green that needs to be back in play within a few days.
• Overseeded sod: Perfect for fall-season installation.  No need to overseed!
• Stolons: Sod is shredded and broadcast like seed on a prepared bed.  Installation is easy and inexpensive.  Available May-September