Recommended for: Golf Course
Fairways
Meyer zoysia is an improved strain of zoysia japonica.
It is a single plant selection taken from 50-odd selections
of common zoysia japonica grown from seed by the United
States Department of Agriculture in 1940.
Meyer zoysia
was developed and released cooperatively by the Crops
Research Division, Agriculture Research Service, and the
U.S. Golf Association Green Section in 1951. The selection
upon release was named Meyer in honor of Frank N. Meyer,
a plant explorer for the Department of Agriculture, who
made the first collection of zoysia seed in Korea in 1905.
Zoysia was named to commemorate Karl von Zois, an Austrian
botanist of the 18th century.
Meyer zoysia's leaf width is between common zoysia japonica
and zoysia matrella. Zoysia is more cold tolerant than
practically all other varieties of zoysia. Established
turf is quite dense and has a dark green color during
the growing season. After first frost, Meyer zoysia turns
a brownish yellow or blonde color. Meyer zoysia must
be propagated vegetatively.
Advantages of Meyer Zoysia:
- Dense turf prevents weed invasion
- Meyer Zoysia provides a green dense turf in summer when cool-season grasses are off-peak
- Big Roll Sod Moderately shade tolerant
- Good salt tolerance
- Resists many insects and diseases
- Heat and drought tolerant
- Excellent wear tolerance
- Tolerates close mowing
- Excellent cold tolerance
Meyer zoysia is a premium lawn grass. In recent years, Meyer
Z-52 zoysia has grown in popularity as a fairway and tee grass. Golf course
superintendent's find Meyer Z-52 zoysia easy to manage due to low water requirements,
superior cold tolerance, and less mowing.
It thrives in the transition zone
where hot summers damage cool season turf. To the golfer, Meyer Z-52 zoysia's
uniformity coupled with its dense growth makes for an excellent lie for the
golf ball, even while dormant.
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