Defiance XRE is a Tall Fescue blend featuring Grande. Grande is the only tall fescue variety with rhizomes to be granted Plant Variety Protection (PVP) certification. The high incidence of rhizomes in Grande, combined with other improved tall fescue varieties, gives Defiance XRE faster recovery from injury, superior wear resistance and better ability to recover from stress than other tall fescue mixtures. In addition to rhizomes, Defiance XRE also has very high levels of endophytes, which give it a natural resistance to many surface feeding insects. Whether you’re growing grass for commercial landscape, sports fields, parks, golf roughs, or residential lawns, Defiance XRE with rhizomes is the key a to robust, beautiful turf.
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XRE Defiance Features
- Ideal for commercial landscape, sports fields, parks, golf roughs, and residential lawns
- Dark green color
- Medium fine texture
- Semi-dwarf growing habit
- Excellent disease resistance
The value of Rhizomes are that they give plants the ability to spread densely (tightly) throughout the lawn area and provide strong knitting ability, enabling easier sod lifting. Rhizomes in a Tall Fescue give what is normally a "clump" grass some spreading ability (slight repair ability). This allows for an increase in possible repair ability over time to replace close-by plants that may have been damaged by sport activities or by weather or other site issues.
Current Defiance XRE Blend*:
35% Grande II Tall Fescue
32% Blackwatch Tall Fescue
32% Regiment II Tall Fescue
Note: Percentages in mixture are aproximate. Varieites in blend and percentages and are subject to change due to availability. (contains up to 1% inert material)
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Recommended Seeding Rates:
New turf: 8-10 pounds per 1,000 square feet.
350-400 pounds per acre
20 LBS - Plants 2,000 to 2500 sq. ft / New lawn
Read more about Defiance XRE at Fescue.com
Tall - Defiance XRE
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FES-XRE-20
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Defiance XRE Tall Fescue - 20 LB. 3 variety blend - includes Rihzomous
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$52.95
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FES-XRE-40
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Defiance XRE Tall Fescue - 40 LB. 3 variety blend - includes Rihzomous var
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$99.50
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DEFIANT XRE BENEFITS
- Benefits Fast recovery from injury
- Superior wear resistance
- Better ability to recover from stress than other tall fescue mixtures
- High levels of endophytes which offer a natural resistance to many surface feeding insects.
- Proven Brown Patch resistance
- Rhizomous activity provides slight tillering / repair ability - This is NOT the same as spreading ability such as found with warm season grasses. - Plant Tall Fescues at 8-10 lbs. per 1000 sq. ft. to achieve a proper turf lawn density establishment. - Failure to seed at proper rates will result in a non-uniform density (requiring reseeding to correct)
Characteristics: Defiance XRE has rich dark green color and proven Brown Patch resistance. The roots of Defiance XRE reach deep into the soil for exceptional water absorption and less frequent irrigation.
Defiance XRE also relies less on chemical input than comparable mixtures, giving you an environ-mentally friendly answer to the ongoing challenge of providing hearty lush turf for your clients.
Over-seed rate: (Existing Tall Fescue Lawns):
6-8 pounds per 1,000 square feet or 250-350 pounds per acre Seeds per pound:
Approximately 220,000 - Overseeding use 1/2 rate.
Establishment:
Emergence in 7-10 days under ideal conditions;
First mowing in 21-30 days;
First limited use in 60-75 days
