Crown Ridge

Stenotaphrum secundatum

Scientific name

Stenotaphrum secundatum


Common name

Buffalograss


Other names (PBR name, trademark, breeder code)

CR Crown Ridge Soft Leaf Buffalo® (registered trade mark of Geoffrey Ridge).


Description

Crown Ridge® is a coarse-textured buffalo grass that was selected because it retained its colour better than most other buffalograsses. The variety showed to retain its colour in winter on the East Coast of New South Wales during winter.


Other comments

DNA testing by The Amenity Horticultural Research Unit at University of Sydney Plant Breeding Institute Camden in 2009 identified that Crown Ridge was genetically different to other commercial buffalograsses at that time (Source: Glen Ridge Turf).

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Available in Sod/turf
Use Residential and Parks
Suitable climate classification Subtropical and Tropical and Temperate
Preferred mowing height 30mm - 50mm
Shade tolerance Good
Wear tolerance Moderate
Cold tolerance Good
Heat tolerance Good
Salinity tolerance Poor
Water requirement Moderate
Fertiliser requirement High
Mowing frequency Moderate
Thatch production Moderate
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  • CR Crown Ridge Soft Leaf Buffalo is a registered trade mark of Geoffrey Ridge under Class 31 as of 25 Sep 2008 (Aus trade mark no. 1263256).

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