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Tall Fescue (Schedonorus arundinacea / Festuca arundinacea)

Ref: TALLFES

Tall fescue is found throughout the UK, it has similar features to meadow fescue, however it is taller and coarser, with a rough upper leaf and margins. The well developed root system means it is tolerant of drought, damp and frost. Recent thinking has altered the Latin so that the flat leaved fescues (meadow fescue and tall fescue) have been given their own genus, separate from the finer leaved fescues.

Persistence (0-10 Years)
               
Grazing Suitability (1-5)
     
Cutting Suitability (1-5)
     

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Sowing rate: 10.0kg/acre (25.0kg/ha)

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Tall Fescue

Tall fescue is found throughout the UK, it has similar features to meadow fescue, however it is distinguished by being taller, and coarser, with a rough upper leaf and margins. The well developed root system means it is tolerant of drought, damp and frost, which has created interest among plant breeders, looking to cross highly productive ryegrass and resilient fescue species as festuloliums. Recent thinking has altered the Latin so that the flat leaved fescues (meadow fescue and tall fescue) have been given their own genus, separate from the finer leaved fescues.

Tall Fescue Species Guide