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Origin

WINTER ACTIVE TALL FESCUE
: Festuca arundinacea

Excellent persistence in regions with hot and dry summers, good winter production and animal performance

2025 Seed Guide
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Features & benefits

Exceptional cool-season growth
Truly summer-dormant, enabling strong autumn recovery & drought tolerance
Tolerant of hot, dry climates

Quick facts

Lifespan

Perennial. Long-term pasture in environments suitable for continental tall fescue

Sowing rate

12-20kg/ha

Enterprise suitability

Sheep, beef, dairy

Usage suitability

Grazing, hay, silage

Rainfall

Origin tall fescue is suited to regions with low to medium winter rainfall and is tolerant of dry and hot summers

Seed treatment

XLR8® (insecticide) recommended, also available as untreated seed

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