United Turf Inc. - Sod Varieties Chart

Below you will find a comparative chart that illustrates the differences between the various types of blends that we specialize in.

TYPE	Tall Fescue-Bluegrass	Tifway™ #419/ Tifway II™ Blend	Tif-Sport™	Tifblair™ Centipede
USE	• High traffic areas • Exclusive to area • Residential use	• Fairways • Tees • Athletic fields	• Golf • Athletic fields	• Highway Right-of-Ways • Home/Commercial lawns • Erosion & Sediment control
SPECS & CARE	• Able to withstand very cold temps • Greens earlier in spring than Tifway™ • Stays green longer in cooler months • Rapid grow-in and repair time	• Excellent for areas experiencing high traffic • Grows rapidly • From sprigs, expect full coverage in six months • Mowed using a reel mower • Long Fall color retention	• Close mowing heights • Dark green color • Greater turf density than Tifway™ • Rapid grow-in and repair time • Produces greener leaf blade under low nutrition	• Dense, low maintenance, cold tolerant • Produces more leaves more quickly than common centipede • Late season color retention is far superior than common centipede • Developed especially for low ph soils • Low fertility requirements
WATER/ DROUGHT TOLERANCE	• Drought tolerant • Tolerates partial shade, but requires more water and maintenance	Drought tolerant	• Good drought tolerance • Stays green longer and recovers faster	Drought tolerant (not as tolerant as Bermuda grasses)
TRAFFIC TOLERANCE	Perfect for high traffic	Perfect for high traffic	• Outstanding regrowth • Strength and lateral growth rate give sport a high ranking in traffic tolerance	Low to medium traffic
TYPE OF BLADE	• Greener leaf blade than tifway • Greater density than tifway	Medium fine blade	• Similar leaf texture to Tifway™ - stiff • Finer leaf texture than most other grasses used on fairways	Medium blade (similar to Zoysia grass)

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