New turf at Busch Gardens

BobG44 – posted 29 March 2005 21:48

At a recent(03/24/05) visit to Busch Gardens Tampa, I noticed a new turfgrass used in some areas of the park. It has a med to fine blade and a dark green color. This grass is ABSOLUTE BEAUTIFUL! Can anyone help me identify this grass?

redknight – posted 07 April 2005 07:48

I live in central florida and just had Ameriturf Sod installed. It sounds like the grass you described. Dark Green, Med. to thin Blade and Shade Tolerant. Is this grass at Busch Gardens in a shady area? If so, It’s probably Ameriturf. A new cultiver of St. Augustine. There is another thread in this forum saying the grass is fungus prone. Also Amerishade sodfarm was in Apollo Beach (near Tampa) I’ll keep you posted on how my Amerishade thrives. Take Care.

cara – posted 12 April 2005 12:13

Redknight, where did you purchase the Ameriturf? I’m in central FL too, and hadn’t heard of this one. Also, did you plant in shady areas? Thanks

redknight – posted 12 April 2005 14:43

I had the sod installed by a company called Garden Palette. They are in Orlando. I had the Grass installed in mostly shade. So far, so good… But, it’s only been a week. I’ll keep you posted.

Tungsten – posted 13 April 2005 16:14

I googled Ameriturf and didnt find anything about this cultivar of SA grass.