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DICKENS 1

Very fine leaved with high shoot density

High disease resistance, year-round colour and strong regrowth makes DICKENS a top performer under close mown conditions

DICKENS 1 has a very fine needle type leaf texture and in combination with the high shoot density it’s the major reason to the uniform and dense appearance of DICKENS 1.

The very good rating for amenity turf and wear tolerance of the RSM rating speak for themselves and show the superb quality of this variety. If you talk quality turf you can not avoid using DICKENS 1!

  • Very high shoot density
  • Very fine leave texture
  • Very high density
  • Top quality
  • Superior salt tolerance

Turfgrass Seed 2024
Lawns, Landscaping, Summer Sports and Turf Trials (Mown at 10-15mm)
Cultivar Shoot Density Fineness of Leaf Slow Regrowth Visual Merit Mean Resistance to Red Thread Cleanness of Cut Winter Greenness Summer Greenness
Dickens 7.2 7.0 5.6 7.2 6.7 6.1 5.4 5.6 5.5
Mean of all 7.0 6.9 6.4 7.0 6.8 5.9 6.3 5.6 5.7

Turfgrass Seed 2024
Sports Uses (Mown at 25mm)
Cultivar Live Ground Cover Visual Merit Mean Recovery Shoot Density Fineness of Leaf Resistance to Red Thread Winter Greenness Summer Greenness
Dickens 6.6 6.8 6.7 6.5 7.5 6.9 5.8 5.2

5.1
Mean of all 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.6 6.7 6.6 5.7 5.7 5.8

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