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Tall Fescue Receives
Considerable Publicity
Tall fescue (Kentucky 31 and Alta) has received considerable publicity during the past three to four years, but very little experimental data have been published. The demand for seed has been tremendous, as well as requests from farmers for information concerning this grass.
Deafcriptionf; Tall fescue is closely related to meadow fescue. It grows taller, produces more forage, and is more vigorous growing than meadow fescue. It is a perennial, and produces a heavy turf. The leaves are relatively stiff, broad, thick, coarse heavy-veined and tooth-edged. The leaves tend to stay greener in late fall and winter than many other grasses. It grows some during the winter in the more southern states, but there is very little growth under most Virginia conditions after late fall. The lowest temperature at which fescues will grow is not known.
Origin: Two improved strains have been developed in the United States and are described below:
1.' Kentucky 31 fescue is a naturalized strain, whose origin is unknown, which has been growing on a farm in Kentucky for more than 50 years. It was officially named Kentucky 31 fescue by the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station in 1931.
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