Tall Fescue Turf Performance under a Tree Shade

Four tall fescue ( Festuca arundincea Schreb.) cultivars: ‘Alta’, ‘Falcon’, ‘Rebel’ and ‘Houndog’ were examined for turf performance under a tree shade. ‘Alta’ showed a more inferior turf performance than the rest of the 3 cultivars. No difference between cultivars in turf quality was detected among ‘Falcon’, ‘Rebel’ and ‘Houndog’ under the tree shade. Shade resulted in a greater reduction in plant size than in plant density. All cultivars produced a reasonable turf stand under 70% tree shade. No shade related disease problem was found in the tall fescue cultivars tested.