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What
is RTF?
Rhizomatous Tall Fescue (RTF™) is a new type of tall fescue, which produces rhizomes. A
rhizome is an underground stem that tills through the soil to spread the plant underground and form new growth. RTF behaves
like a bluegrass but will survive the transition zone climate as well as other turf type tall fescues.
RTF
Sod Due to the rhizome development of
RTF, the sod will “anchor” faster than regular tall fescue sod. This means that the sod will attach itself faster
to the ground. The result is that your lawn establishes faster and is faster growing on its own root system.
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| RTF roots spread quickly and fill in bare spots |
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| Bare spots being filled in by RTF plants (indicated in red) that grew from rhizomes. |
What makes RTF unique?
Unlike other Tall Fescues, RTF has the ability to repair itself. Traditional tall fescue grasses will clump together,
not filling in the bare spots and producing an uneven lawn. With bare spots, weeds are more apt to take over the lawn.
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| RTF roots spread while other roots stay in a "clump." |
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| Regular fescue roots are limited to a "clump." |
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