TABLE 11. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2008 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT PUYALLUP, WA 1/ 2013 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL SPRING WINTER RED COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP COLOR THREAD NOVEMBER JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN BEACON (Z6300) 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 SWORD (NC-HF1) 4.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 4.3 5.6 SPARTAN II 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 5.5 PST-4HES 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.0 5.3 GOTHAM 4.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 4.0 5.2 BIGHORN GT (PST-4BU3) 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 3.7 5.1 FAIRMONT (TCD) 5.0 5.0 3.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.8 INTRIGUE 2 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 6.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.8 LONGFELLOW 3 (IS-FRC-33) 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.8 NAVIGATOR II (MVS-OS-1) 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.8 RADAR (MVS-FRC-101) 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.8 TREAZURE II 5.0 5.0 3.0 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.8 ZODIAC 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.8 CHANTILLY (IS-FRR-62) 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 PSG-5RM 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 PSG 50C3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.6 BOREAL 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.5 SHADEMASTER III (PST-48Y7) 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.5 WRIGLEY 2 (IS-FRC-35) 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.5 CASCADE 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.4 LACROSSE 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.4 SHADOW III (PST-4CSD) 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.4 ROSECITY (IS-FRR-51) 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.4 EPIC 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 ABERDEEN 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.1 LSD VALUE 2.1 1.0 1.3 0.7 0.8 1.2 0.9 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 0.5 C.V. (%) 13.9 9.8 15.8 9.7 11.0 13.9 10.7 13.7 14.3 14.0 11.6 11.4 12.0 12.5 13.6 13.0 6.1 1/ TO DETERMINE STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES AMONG ENTRIES, SUBTRACT ONE ENTRY'S MEAN FROM ANOTHER ENTRY'S MEAN. STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES OCCUR WHEN THIS VALUE IS LARGER THAN THE CORRESPONDING LSD VALUE (LSD 0.05). 2/ C.V. (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION) INDICATES THE PERCENT VARIATION OF THE MEAN IN EACH COLUMN. TABLE A. 2013 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2008 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST SOIL SOIL SUN MOWING SOIL SOIL PHOSPHOROUS POTASSIUM NITROGEN OR HEIGHT IRRIGATION LOCATION TEXTURE PH (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/1000 SQ FT) SHADE (IN) PRACTICED WA3 SAND 4.6-5.5 61-150 151-240 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT DORMANCY