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txbowhunter00
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posted 23 March 2009 12:20     Click Here to See the Profile for txbowhunter00     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I live in central Texas, north of Austin, and most of the suppliers sell Palisades. I'm torn between it and St. Augustine. Is it the right zoysia for me or should I go with the s.a.

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Dixie
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posted 25 March 2009 13:04     Click Here to See the Profile for Dixie     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
You might consider JaMur Zoysia. It originated at Texas A&M and I would think it would be available in your area. It probably is the most drought resistant of any zoysia and disease resistant also. Cuts OK with a rotary mower. It looks similar to St. Aug but does not have the disease problems of St. Aug. Check it out!

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saltcedar
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posted 01 April 2009 05:18     Click Here to See the Profile for saltcedar     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
JaMur is ok but in an unusually cold winter you could lose it. It has been tested in turf trials as being less cold hardy than El Toro and Palisades.

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txbowhunter00
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posted 02 April 2009 04:17     Click Here to See the Profile for txbowhunter00     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I looked up Jamur and liked the look of it alot. What is it cold tolerant up to? It may get below 30F 2-3 nights the entire year. We usually only have about 5-6 freezes a winter. Is that with-in Jamur limits?

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saltcedar
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posted 06 April 2009 10:22     Click Here to See the Profile for saltcedar     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
You're most likely to lose the above ground portion of the turf in a sudden Fall freeze when the turf hasn't hardened off. So in an average Winter you'll have no problems, but once a decade it may have to
recover from the Rhizomes below ground.

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JimBob
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posted 13 June 2009 17:04     Click Here to See the Profile for JimBob     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I'm in Lago Vista on Lake Travis and have a beautiful plush yard full of Palisades Zoysia. Great for our hot summers and the deer love it thus I don't have to cut it as much And it doesn't require near as much water as St Augustine!

[This message has been edited by JimBob (edited 13 June 2009).]

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Stan
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posted 12 July 2009 09:57     Click Here to See the Profile for Stan     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I'm trying to get a comparison on how Palisades looks compared to Zeon and Jamur. Does Palisades have a longer slender upright blade.

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saltcedar
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posted 01 August 2009 08:35     Click Here to See the Profile for saltcedar     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Jamur, and Palisades are medium width, zeon is fine like Bermudagrass.

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